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

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prepend * to every non-blank line - 6388 entries

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

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1217 / 1559
  • Number of attempts: 3
quotes inside quotes - 3198 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: 16
  • Position: #565 / 1090
  • Number of attempts: 2
Words in parens - 13029 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #2818 / 3985
  • Number of attempts: 2
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내 이 세상 도처에서 쉴 곳을 찾아보았으나, 마침내 찾아낸, 컴퓨터가 있는 구석방보다 나은 곳은 없더라.

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