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

Played Challenges

swap number pairs - 2169 entries

Swap the numbers in a bunch of 2-element arrays.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 67
  • Position: #380 / 393
  • Number of attempts: 1
Rural Post - 4591 entries

Simple challenge to remove all but the post code on each line

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #888 / 1120
  • Number of attempts: 2
prepend * to every non-blank line - 6388 entries

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

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #1002 / 1559
  • Number of attempts: 1
Add semicolons - 10932 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #2360 / 3091
  • Number of attempts: 1
Vice versa - 7995 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #1697 / 2151
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 13468 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #650 / 3865
  • Number of attempts: 1
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