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$ vimgolf put [challenge ID]

Played Challenges

Replace pattern with 1, 2, 3, ... on each line - 1161 entries

For each line replace a search pattern (in this case $) with numbers starting at 1 and then increasing by 1 for each replaced match. a$b$c$ -> a0b1c2

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 27
  • Position: #102 / 235
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple, Practical, and Common - 34024 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: 23
  • Position: #2778 / 7518
  • Number of attempts: 7
prepend * to every non-blank line - 6397 entries

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

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #1290 / 1563
  • Number of attempts: 2
One number per line - 18905 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1982 / 3905
  • Number of attempts: 2
Add semicolons - 10956 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #1454 / 3098
  • Number of attempts: 2
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3656 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #403 / 1186
  • Number of attempts: 1
Box it - 8003 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #756 / 1901
  • Number of attempts: 3
Just the middle - 11623 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #3069 / 4259
  • Number of attempts: 2
learn vim in short time - 248 entries

so happy to learn vim.because vim is awesome

  • Best score: 8
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #112 / 168
  • Number of attempts: 3
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