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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
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Played Challenges

Python Hello World! Reformatting - 939 entries

A novice Python using prints Hello World! and a pro shows him different way. Using vim to get into pro style from novice, win the challenge.

  • Best score: 39
  • Best player score: 44
  • Position: #194 / 365
  • Number of attempts: 1
Insert a Markdown link - 433 entries

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

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 31
  • Position: #126 / 144
  • Number of attempts: 1
Increment, increment, increment.... - 662 entries

Vim likes macros

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #382 / 401
  • Number of attempts: 1
The Cake is a Lie - 1286 entries

Correct the capitalization of each word

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #484 / 512
  • Number of attempts: 1
Make Fancy Header - 1014 entries

Make the header text stand out with surrounding asterisks

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 27
  • Position: #309 / 338
  • Number of attempts: 1
Sort and add attributes - 1332 entries

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

  • Best score: 33
  • Best player score: 43
  • Position: #508 / 531
  • Number of attempts: 1
Add fold markers to a .c file - 565 entries

Fold markers can make it easier to navigate source code. Add them to this .c file.

  • Best score: 30
  • Best player score: 37
  • Position: #108 / 173
  • Number of attempts: 1
Braces or Brackets? - 885 entries

Someone forgot whether to use braces or brackets and you have to clean up their code!

  • Best score: 34
  • Best player score: 50
  • Position: #210 / 289
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 12290 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 41
  • Position: #3436 / 3581
  • Number of attempts: 1
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