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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put [challenge ID]

Played Challenges

remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3646 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #609 / 1183
  • Number of attempts: 2
Box it - 7999 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 33
  • Position: #1543 / 1899
  • Number of attempts: 1
Vice versa - 8011 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1846 / 2153
  • Number of attempts: 1
One to Ten - 2249 entries

Generate the sequence of numbers from 1 to 10, one number per line. Inspired by this Reddit thread: https://redd.it/ak4it2

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #531 / 687
  • Number of attempts: 2
Delete to the end of the current line - 867 entries

Delete to the end of the current line, but keep the character under the cursor.

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #118 / 417
  • Number of attempts: 2
-a-b-c- - 3237 entries

Put hyphens everywhere.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #1027 / 1145
  • Number of attempts: 1
switch variable - 5120 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #1237 / 1761
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 13576 entries

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #3045 / 3892
  • Number of attempts: 1
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