Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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$ gem install vimgolf
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Search and Replace 0 - 5031 entries

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

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1156 / 1638
  • Number of attempts: 1
Split the words - 372 entries

Add the spaces manually if you must, but if you use Vim's spell checking feature wisely, I think you'll save a LARGE number of strokes.

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 51
  • Position: #107 / 112
  • Number of attempts: 1
Words in parens - 12992 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #120 / 3977
  • Number of attempts: 7
Numbering a List - 1940 entries

Pretty simple, number the list.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 26
  • Position: #559 / 656
  • Number of attempts: 4
Ruby 1.9 hashes - 1272 entries

Rubyists talk about being cutting edge but how many are using 1.9 in production? Time to convert those verbose 1.8 hashes in to symbolic, succinct 1.9 beauties!

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #318 / 412
  • Number of attempts: 2
A Simple One - 1067 entries

Here is a very simple one - just to illustrate/introduce a vim feature that some people seem to miss...

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #192 / 671
  • Number of attempts: 3
Indentation - 552 entries

Indent each line according to the right number of spaces it needs.

  • Best score: 20
  • Best player score: 52
  • Position: #168 / 181
  • Number of attempts: 2
The Cake is a Lie - 1386 entries

Correct the capitalization of each word

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #94 / 537
  • Number of attempts: 4
Simple text editing with Vim - 13274 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #2774 / 3811
  • Number of attempts: 2
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