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Filling braces - 406 entries

Inspired by a question on CoDidact (https://software.codidact.com/posts/296501), I wondered if Vim could offer a satisfactory ‘solution’ to this problem.

Best score: 24
Best player score: 29
Position: #59 / 132
Number of attempts: 1

Even and Odd - 352 entries

separate the even numbers from the odd numbers

Best score: 13
Best player score: 30
Position: #60 / 85
Number of attempts: 1

hexagram binary tree - 128 entries

generate the binary tree that represents all possible hexagrams found in the book of changes (易经)

Best score: 23
Best player score: 88
Position: #28 / 30
Number of attempts: 1

Swap function parameters and delete all comments in python. - 1036 entries

Swap function parameters and delete all comments in python.

Best score: 19
Best player score: 20
Position: #60 / 251
Number of attempts: 2

Delete the last function argument in python. - 707 entries

Delete the last function argument in this python script.

Best score: 6
Best player score: 7
Position: #143 / 253
Number of attempts: 1

Create json from a .env file - 1740 entries

A simple everyday task.

Best score: 38
Best player score: 78
Position: #312 / 423
Number of attempts: 2

Reordering properties - 1385 entries

Arrange the CSS lines for the #topbar selector based on their complete line length, from shortest to longest.

Best score: 24
Best player score: 69
Position: #139 / 302
Number of attempts: 1

YAML to dotenv - 1639 entries

Convert this YAML config file to a .env file.

Best score: 16
Best player score: 33
Position: #257 / 343
Number of attempts: 1

Swap columns and transform to CSV format - 504 entries

Turn this spreadsheet output into a CSV file but first swap the columns

Best score: 16
Best player score: 19
Position: #115 / 180
Number of attempts: 1

Fix the git merge conflicts - 393 entries

Solve the merge conflicts in the Python file

Best score: 36
Best player score: 60
Position: #69 / 110
Number of attempts: 1

Fix the Scala Method - 379 entries

Fix the missing semicolons and the Int type, ensure the floating point division, and remove the unnecessary return.

Best score: 2
Best player score: 25
Position: #71 / 126
Number of attempts: 1

Change class fields from camel case to snake case - 676 entries

This is the reverse of the previous challenge: https://www.vimgolf.com/challenges/9v006705493c000000000513

Best score: 18
Best player score: 23
Position: #90 / 158
Number of attempts: 1

Change class fields from snake case to camel case - 330 entries

Change the class fields in this Scala class from snake case to camel case

Best score: 13
Best player score: 13
Position: #71 / 124
Number of attempts: 1

Reorganize Pokémon - 894 entries

Change the format of the each line and sort alphabetically.

Best score: 18
Best player score: 26
Position: #196 / 247
Number of attempts: 2

Replace csv column if it's not empty - 312 entries

Replace the credit_score_percentile column with the value 0.0 but leave the empty ones untouched

Best score: 15
Best player score: 21
Position: #89 / 101
Number of attempts: 1

extract struct tag in go - 174 entries

Can you extract all struct tags in the fewest keystrokes possible?

Best score: 29
Best player score: 50
Position: #34 / 51
Number of attempts: 2

CaN yOuR ViM dO ThAt? #2 - 116 entries

Tsoding's famous "Can your Vim do that?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4xc4jQO7ck&t=1429s

Best score: 49
Best player score: 87
Position: #25 / 30
Number of attempts: 2

CaN yOuR ViM dO ThAt? #1 - 303 entries

Tsoding's famous "Can your Vim do that?" https://youtu.be/Bafo3hhheHU?si=DfcT4sUEMTSAevnx&t=1091

Best score: 41
Best player score: 47
Position: #85 / 121
Number of attempts: 3

Move list of uuids into a SQL query - 252 entries

Take the list of UUIDs and use them as a filter in the where statement of a SQL query

Best score: 57
Best player score: 73
Position: #62 / 82
Number of attempts: 1

Fix timezone format - 383 entries

Add the missing T and Z in the datetime field. There should be a T instead of the space, and a Z at the end of the datetime. `2024-08-31 18:32:00;` -> `2024-08-31T18:32:00Z;`

Best score: 15
Best player score: 19
Position: #85 / 124
Number of attempts: 1

Search different SQL column with similar where clause - 363 entries

Replace a column in the where clause and convert all numbers from text to numeric, by replacing the leading 0 with the code 359.

Best score: 22
Best player score: 32
Position: #69 / 87
Number of attempts: 1

Move to corresponding lines - 334 entries

Move the values to the corresponding lines.

Best score: 16
Best player score: 39
Position: #70 / 76
Number of attempts: 1

Rearrange array to single level - 1829 entries

The goal is to flatten the array into a single list and remove any empty elements.

Best score: 14
Best player score: 27
Position: #167 / 307
Number of attempts: 3

Rearrange array to one line - 897 entries

Rearrange the array content on only one line, and remove trailing commas

Best score: 13
Best player score: 16
Position: #71 / 207
Number of attempts: 1

Copy punctuation - 755 entries

I want to copy the last line’s brackets, quotes, and commas to each line. How?

Best score: 19
Best player score: 59
Position: #154 / 186
Number of attempts: 2

New teacher - 1529 entries

Update the details of the new CS teacher.

Best score: 19
Best player score: 30
Position: #246 / 320
Number of attempts: 1

Remove line numbers - 786 entries

From http://web.archive.org/web/20140831121704/http://dirac.org/linux/gdb/02a-Memory_Layout_And_The_Stack.php#investigatingthestackwithgdb.

Best score: 8
Best player score: 15
Position: #123 / 209
Number of attempts: 1

Python dataclasses - 1263 entries

Simple challenge to extract fields from a Python class

Best score: 19
Best player score: 27
Position: #192 / 322
Number of attempts: 2

Easy modification of ssh config - 406 entries

Just add another alias to each worker

Best score: 24
Best player score: 30
Position: #77 / 119
Number of attempts: 1

Hogwarts Email Sorting - 954 entries

Given a list of emails, get the students full name and their associated house.

Best score: 20
Best player score: 26
Position: #224 / 272
Number of attempts: 1

Swap values inside brackets - 2551 entries

Easy challenge.

Best score: 13
Best player score: 23
Position: #496 / 594
Number of attempts: 1

remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3658 entries

easy stuff

Best score: 9
Best player score: 11
Position: #957 / 1187
Number of attempts: 2

Com(m)a Trouble - 3993 entries

Someone was real stupid when placing his commas. Can you fix it?

Best score: 12
Best player score: 30
Position: #799 / 910
Number of attempts: 1

Box it - 8003 entries

Create a box around a line.

Best score: 21
Best player score: 29
Position: #1379 / 1901
Number of attempts: 1

Extract argument from function - 2429 entries

The aim is to see if you can do some refactoring very fast.

Best score: 13
Best player score: 17
Position: #657 / 773
Number of attempts: 1

That hyphen - 2649 entries

"vim vi improved"

Best score: 9
Best player score: 13
Position: #548 / 712
Number of attempts: 1

Basic renumbering - 5737 entries

Renumbering Basic.

Best score: 11
Best player score: 21
Position: #960 / 1281
Number of attempts: 1

Vice versa - 8021 entries

Little role switching.

Best score: 12
Best player score: 16
Position: #1470 / 2158
Number of attempts: 1

Replace and keep the case - 471 entries

Replace all instance of plugin and Plugin to device and Device.

Best score: 26
Best player score: 36
Position: #108 / 123
Number of attempts: 2

One to Ten - 2260 entries

Generate the sequence of numbers from 1 to 10, one number per line. Inspired by this Reddit thread: https://redd.it/ak4it2

Best score: 12
Best player score: 15
Position: #557 / 689
Number of attempts: 1

Increment each number - 1067 entries

Increment each number individually by one

Best score: 15
Best player score: 30
Position: #231 / 260
Number of attempts: 1

Delete to the end of the current line - 892 entries

Delete to the end of the current line, but keep the character under the cursor.

Best score: 5
Best player score: 6
Position: #385 / 427
Number of attempts: 1

Put the months in order - 1001 entries

Our contractor thought that months should be in alphabetical order. Put them in calendar order please.

Best score: 20
Best player score: 57
Position: #149 / 168
Number of attempts: 2

Array transposition - 2481 entries

Transpose two arrays into one.

Best score: 16
Best player score: 29
Position: #375 / 461
Number of attempts: 2

Space out the alphabet - 1699 entries

Put 3 spaces between adjacent letters.

Best score: 15
Best player score: 31
Position: #440 / 459
Number of attempts: 1

Mute the second method of this script - 465 entries

prepend a # infront of every line of the second method

Best score: 8
Best player score: 10
Position: #227 / 246
Number of attempts: 1

Sorting database text output - 236 entries

Sometimes it is nice to be able to quickly take column-formatted text output from the SQL command line and turn it into a list of useful data. In this case we want a unique, sorted list of the values from the second column combined into one comma-separated list. What is the fewest strokes you can do this in?

Best score: 24
Best player score: 30
Position: #79 / 87
Number of attempts: 1

Condensed Cases - 829 entries

Apple's new programming language, Swift, allows two style of case statements: 1) one Enum case on each line, or 2) multiple Enum cases on a single line. Convert the following from the first case (no pun intended) to the second type.

Best score: 12
Best player score: 22
Position: #235 / 255
Number of attempts: 1

Happy TvvO - 443 entries

Don’t forget the past, learn from it. Happy New Year.

Best score: 12
Best player score: 12
Position: #161 / 213
Number of attempts: 1

-a-b-c- - 3242 entries

Put hyphens everywhere.

Best score: 13
Best player score: 16
Position: #886 / 1147
Number of attempts: 1

Count both ways - 1053 entries

Right AND down.

Best score: 13
Best player score: 17
Position: #324 / 362
Number of attempts: 1

Do you demand a shrubbery? - 1208 entries

Use :redir and crush the emacsgolfers.

Best score: 15
Best player score: 20
Position: #176 / 310
Number of attempts: 1

Don't know what this is - 2070 entries

Replace contents of brackets with matching number of spaces. Don't ask what the format's supposed to be.

Best score: 11
Best player score: 16
Position: #552 / 596
Number of attempts: 1

Where should I put the Newline? - 912 entries

Help me put the newline.

Best score: 7
Best player score: 8
Position: #419 / 451
Number of attempts: 1

Shuffle puzzle - 379 entries

Sort the lines in each indent group, and sort the groups. That's the pattern. Or just move lines around manually to get a better score.

Best score: 13
Best player score: 16
Position: #89 / 109
Number of attempts: 1

NATO phonetic alphabet - 554 entries

Transform the series of words into a list.

Best score: 19
Best player score: 29
Position: #186 / 201
Number of attempts: 1

SFD-ROC: The Quick Brown Fox - 212 entries

Someone has vandalized our text (again). Please fix to read: The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog.

Best score: 24
Best player score: 28
Position: #83 / 110
Number of attempts: 1

The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Vim - 464 entries

Someone has vandalized this text file and replaced the beginning character of one word in each line with a Big "X." Please remove the big X's, and fix each line to read "The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog."

Best score: 8
Best player score: 12
Position: #182 / 201
Number of attempts: 1

SFD-ROC: vimvimvim - 1643 entries

Oh no, this line is longer than 80 chars... put each 'vim' on a new line.

Best score: 8
Best player score: 15
Position: #425 / 458
Number of attempts: 1

Saving the hashes(#) - 2116 entries

The following file is copied from vimcasts.org(Its only for learning purpose,hope the site owner doesn't mind it), its probably the easiest of challenges.Our goal is to delete every line which doesn't contain a hash signs. The remaining hash signs with numbers are then sorted to get the final output.

Best score: 20
Best player score: 30
Position: #406 / 488
Number of attempts: 1

Let's play some Ivmgolf - 1166 entries

Oops, I spelled that wrong.

Best score: 7
Best player score: 15
Position: #450 / 461
Number of attempts: 1

you're stuck on jQuery < 1.7 - 401 entries

replace calls to jQuery 1.7+'s `on` with calls to pre 1.7 `bind`

Best score: 25
Best player score: 32
Position: #81 / 116
Number of attempts: 2

Vertical Limit - 2641 entries

transform a succession of one word lines to a an array of strings

Best score: 21
Best player score: 29
Position: #669 / 780
Number of attempts: 1

Insert a Markdown link - 474 entries

Put a link in a markdown document, using the after-the-paragraph format.

Best score: 22
Best player score: 28
Position: #130 / 158
Number of attempts: 1

Sort and add attributes - 1601 entries

Sort the states and add the attribute country to each record.

Best score: 33
Best player score: 37
Position: #510 / 619
Number of attempts: 1

Reconstruct the Sentence - 1757 entries

Get the sentence back in the proper order, remove duplicate lines, and then combine the separate lines into one.

Best score: 19
Best player score: 25
Position: #381 / 459
Number of attempts: 2

Whitespace, empty lines and tabs - 4070 entries

Convert tabs to spaces, strip empty lines and trailing whitespace.

Best score: 16
Best player score: 55
Position: #836 / 868
Number of attempts: 1

Simple text editing with Vim - 13667 entries

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

Best score: 13
Best player score: 24
Position: #3278 / 3914
Number of attempts: 1

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