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HS exam question - 1596 entries

Convert the data to a python dictionary

  • Best score: 47
  • Best player score: 74
  • Position: #232 / 418
  • Number of attempts: 1
delete swap - 1801 entries

delete all swap

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #229 / 561
  • Number of attempts: 4
Put a newline after every 10 lines in vim - 1664 entries

Goal is to put a newline after every 10 lines in vim.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #386 / 559
  • Number of attempts: 2
Making 3 line function a one liner. - 340 entries

Simple challenge for frequent action while programming.

  • Best score: 4
  • Best player score: 4
  • Position: #135 / 209
  • Number of attempts: 2
Add quotes to ansible playbook - 1008 entries

You created an ansible playbook, but forgot to add quotes. Can you fix it?

  • Best score: 8
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #289 / 317
  • Number of attempts: 1
Letter case trickery - 1644 entries

This file is in a downright esoteric format, consisting of hexadecimal numbers, non-hexadecimal keywords, and "Z" indicating end-of-line. Make the hexadecimal numbers lowercase.

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #361 / 520
  • Number of attempts: 2
quotes inside quotes - 3182 entries

taken from tip 85 of the very good book 'Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought' ! I'd be interested what people use :)

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #359 / 1085
  • Number of attempts: 4
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