Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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

Played Challenges

xrandr outputs and dashes - 731 entries

uh oh, different video drivers identify display outputs with more dashes. Quick, need to change this xrandr script!

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 26
  • Position: #218 / 228
  • Number of attempts: 1
prepend * to every non-blank line - 6390 entries

Prepend an asterisk to every non-blank line in the input file.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #1168 / 1560
  • Number of attempts: 1
One number per line - 18894 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #2785 / 3901
  • Number of attempts: 7
Aliases for cd - 909 entries

Create these beautiful aliases with as few strokes as possible. Are you up for the challenge?

  • Best score: 30
  • Best player score: 62
  • Position: #130 / 159
  • Number of attempts: 1
Add semicolons - 10951 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #2030 / 3096
  • Number of attempts: 2
Box it - 7998 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 26
  • Position: #1098 / 1898
  • Number of attempts: 3
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I help high school students discover and learn mathematics, science and technology.

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