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Shuffled numbers - 237 entries

Each number is paired with the number it should follow. That's enough information to put them in order.

camel riding - 775 entries

add a prefix on some camelCase variables

Merge blank lines and properly capitalize - 82 entries

Here you need complete 2 tasks: 1. Remove all unwanted continuous blank lines and leave only 1 blank line between paragraphs. 2. Properly capitalize the sentences.

Remove hard line breaks - 68 entries

Text files with Hard breaks are not good for e-readers. We need remove all hard line breaks and have long lines.

Custom McCarthy sequence - 37 entries

Generate the first one hundred and twenty numbers (starting with n=1). See here for some inspiration: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthy_91_function

Fix the XML - 1000 entries

The challenge consists in having a valid xml from an incomplete source.

Rail fence transposition cipher - 71 entries

Solve a rail fence transposition cipher using vim. This ciphertext was created using two rails. Use vim to transpose the text and recover the original quote.

Interleave lines - 159 entries

This is some kind of « paste -d'\n' c b a ». There are many ways to achieve this.. just find the shortest!

Land of the Lost - 79 entries

Enter the tabs below the lyrics

Not enough Ps - 67 entries

Different type of code

Fill visual area - 83 entries

Just have fun!

Conway sequence - 24 entries

Generate the the first fifteen numbers. See here for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look-and-say_sequence

Logging with key - 302 entries

Sometimes it is better to log with meaningful key

Sorting database text output - 220 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?

ASCII box - 333 entries

Don't forget to fix typos!

Space out the alphabet - 1630 entries

Put 3 spaces between adjacent letters.

Mute the second method of this script - 449 entries

prepend a # infront of every line of the second method

50 factorials mod 97 - 50 entries

List 1! to 50!, but give your answer mod 97.

Sort with uniq OpenEmbedded package names - 34 entries

For each line take 4th dirname of path. For example: "alsa-utils", "gawk-3.1.5", ... But! But if previous result is "files", take 3rd dirname instead. For example: "mktemp", "mklibs" ... If version is present in package name (dash is the separator character), take it. For example: "apt-0.9.9.4" prevails over "apt". And finally, use sort -u to get unique names!

Winning streak - 125 entries

Make the number on each line equal the consecutive L's or W's.

Separating firstname & lastname - 121 entries

Seperate named with equal tabs.

Greek column realign - 51 entries

Oops one letter is missing! Shift down the second column to insert nu letter. Symbol can be entered using: <C-K>n*

Wget failed to download redirections - 185 entries

Output of a wget session, where 302 where not properly handled due to certificate problems, has been saved to a file. Keep the correct URLs to start again downloading.

C to VimDict - 47 entries

Convert a C data structure to a Vimscript dictionary.

Happy TvvO - 417 entries

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

range(10) digit rotation - 33 entries

This is a data generator challenge or some kind of gift..

increment by column in XML - 147 entries

modify an arbitrary "column" in an xml table by incrementing a an arbitrary placeholder string

Binary and Increment - 48 entries

Some numbers fun: not only increasing numbers but also increasing binary.

Refactoring useless Method away - 92 entries

Real-life challenge, convert a bunch of ifs to a switch statement

Square numbers - 104 entries

Boring math puzzle.

Hail to Alekseï Pajitnov - 34 entries

Wanna play tetris? Don't panic, it's quite long but there's no piece rotation. Little advice: source the file, Luke!

JSON string rotation - 56 entries

Right value strings are misplaced. Just rotate them! I'm too kind with you guys and didn't included "strings with \" in it"!

Test everything! - 163 entries

... and build the desired input data structure. Transform a list of values into a non-trivial format.

Just the middle - 11380 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

Simple Maths - 46 entries

Not much to say, discover by yourself!

Config Sections - 39 entries

Section me!

Pretty format for variable declarations - 156 entries

Project standards demand the equal signs must be aligned for better readability.

Condensed Cases - 794 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.

I forgot quotes - 15946 entries

Oops.

Replace Parameter with Explicit Methods - 62 entries

Implementing the methods of a Java Interface

Basic renumbering - 5605 entries

Renumbering Basic.

Shift down - 194 entries

Number words are back.

learn vim in short time - 233 entries

so happy to learn vim.because vim is awesome

Gray area - 745 entries

It's a golf metaphor or something.

Winding path - 94 entries

It's a maze, but the bad paths have been blocked off. Mark the correct path.

That hyphen - 2572 entries

"vim vi improved"

Refactor static member invocation - 199 entries

Someone used a static method. Refactor the method into a static import while fixing the assertion.

Acute accents - 33 entries

Featuring all 17 lowercase letters with an acute accent digraph. Find a way to automate the digraphs.

Count both ways - 1006 entries

Right AND down.

vim1001 - 284 entries

change number 1001 into a "vim1001 sequence". (My first challenge, hope it is not too bad... )

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