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$ vimgolf setup
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Played Challenges

Paste a column after a column - 2637 entries

This task is very common while using multi-cursor. What is the elegant vim way ?

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 44
  • Position: #485 / 571
  • Number of attempts: 1
HS exam question - 1599 entries

Convert the data to a python dictionary

  • Best score: 47
  • Best player score: 78
  • Position: #262 / 419
  • Number of attempts: 1
prepend * to every non-blank line - 6366 entries

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

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #918 / 1555
  • Number of attempts: 3
I forgot quotes - 16093 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #2393 / 4202
  • Number of attempts: 2
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