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

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vim = 22 / 7 - 447 entries

pi square vim

  • Best score: 20
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #53 / 131
  • Number of attempts: 5
Search and Replace 0 - 4790 entries

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

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #294 / 1585
  • Number of attempts: 7
Sudoku table - 70 entries

Make this simple sudoku table look nice and legible.

  • Best score: 48
  • Best player score: 59
  • Position: #16 / 31
  • Number of attempts: 3
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10624 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #182 / 3666
  • Number of attempts: 9
quotes inside quotes - 3125 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: #127 / 1072
  • Number of attempts: 5
Delete unwanted lines - 396 entries

Delete all lines which does not end in "o.."

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #120 / 225
  • Number of attempts: 2
Simple text editing with Vim - 12276 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1208 / 3578
  • Number of attempts: 3
Dheeraj Sayala
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