Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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

Played Challenges

Simple, Practical, and Common - 33256 entries

Simple things we do all the time should be able to be done with very few keystrokes, but sometimes I find something I need to do makes me go, "There MUST be a better way." This challenge is just a simple movement and entering text at a certain place.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 34
  • Position: #6261 / 7337
  • Number of attempts: 1
vim = 22 / 7 - 447 entries

pi square vim

  • Best score: 20
  • Best player score: 32
  • Position: #88 / 131
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11331 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #228 / 4156
  • Number of attempts: 2
abcd > a b c d - 279 entries

transform the single spaces into 4 spaces repeat for each line

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #80 / 217
  • Number of attempts: 2
Increment, increment, increment.... - 639 entries

Vim likes macros

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #15 / 397
  • Number of attempts: 3

Contributed Challenges

[Real World] PHP To Markdown - 25 entries

Fun refactoring I had to do in the real world. This presents several challenges: - How to create a table that fits the informations exactly - How to keep track of two informations per line while doing the refactoring - Generate the link from the actual text Have fun!

Thomas Royer
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entered into 5 challenges

contributed 1 challenges