Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

Pick a challenge, fire up Vim, and show us what you got.

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

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33948 entries

Simple things we do all the time should be able to be done with very few keystrokes, but sometimes I find something I need to do makes me go, "There MUST be a better way." This challenge is just a simple movement and entering text at a certain place.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 32
  • Position: #6009 / 7496
  • Number of attempts: 2
prepend * to every non-blank line - 6381 entries

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

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1025 / 1558
  • Number of attempts: 4
One number per line - 18862 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #2791 / 3896
  • Number of attempts: 2
Add semicolons - 10930 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #2158 / 3090
  • Number of attempts: 2
Box it - 7991 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #1025 / 1896
  • Number of attempts: 1
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