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

Played Challenges

Swap values - 4679 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 53
  • Position: #1266 / 1287
  • Number of attempts: 1
Applying same text modification in several lines - 2920 entries

Remove identical text at the beginning of several lines and the closing parenthesis.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #776 / 864
  • Number of attempts: 1
Search and Replace 0 - 5074 entries

Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1069 / 1653
  • Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 16156 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 31
  • Position: #4138 / 4213
  • Number of attempts: 2
Whitespace, empty lines and tabs - 3967 entries

Convert tabs to spaces, strip empty lines and trailing whitespace.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 34
  • Position: #703 / 847
  • Number of attempts: 1
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