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$ vimgolf setup
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Played Challenges

Search and Replace 0 - 5045 entries

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

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #75 / 1644
  • Number of attempts: 1
Reverse characters in a line - 807 entries

You have everything you need, just not in the right order. Mastermind would give you 26 white pegs.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #230 / 272
  • Number of attempts: 3
Get rid of html tags - 443 entries

Want to read more about Vim's background? Then get rid of those html tags...

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #151 / 253
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 13432 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #2646 / 3851
  • Number of attempts: 3
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