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Saving the hashes(#) - 1921 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.
Word frequency alignment - 225 entries
You've got to align the second column, but the spacing is inconvenient and there are nasty tabs in the way. If you're a "real Vim ninja," this could be very quick indeed...
Circle in a square - 125 entries
Probably looks more like "Egg in a rectangle" in most fonts, but it's actually 23x23.
Execute immediate SQL - 84 entries
Sql string tranformation ...
Prefixes and suffixes - 533 entries
Generate all prefixes of "vimchallenge", then all suffixes.
Coordinates placeholder - 56 entries
Place coordinates instead of target search.
XML to JSON - 44 entries
Convert this xml file into json.
Change your calendar - 278 entries
Happy New Year!
Greek Letters - 59 entries
Starting with a list of Greek letters, create a cross-reference table showing all of the Greek alpha-beta. You'll likely need to use digraphs (:help digraphs). Note that while most digraphs can be entered with either character first, lowercase sigma has two digraphs -- s* AND *s! Good luck!
Transposition - 67 entries
Transpose the original lines in separate columns, one for each line.
REDRUM - 139 entries
If you remember "The Shinning", the first time you saw the bloody word REDRUM you probably thinked "What the Hell is that?" Well, then you know that you need a little help from a looking-glass to make sense of it. Now it's time to use vim like a mirror to reveal the message.
Enumerate words - 226 entries
Enumerate the unique words in order.
Swap assigned value - 525 entries
Simple problem but looking for interesting solutions.
Groups magic - 140 entries
Regexp or macros for string converting: (a) -> ___ (abc) -> ____ (abcd) -> ______ All in the '(' replace to _ multiply by char count + ()
Block Fun 1 - 161 entries
Manipulate the columns to produce desired result.
fib.c cleanup - 58 entries
cleanup the file
Harder than "abcd > a b c d" - 71 entries
Not as easy as the last challenge. This time, just one space between a and b, up to 25 spaces between y and z. (Removed some lines; diff was too long.)
abcd > a b c d - 249 entries
transform the single spaces into 4 spaces repeat for each line
lamb had a little Mary - 538 entries
"Mary" and "lamb" are swapped. Unswap them. Fast as you can.
Python: Lots of function arguments - 73 entries
The function definition is too long for one line. The modeline helps you with some typical Python indent settings.
Checkerboard case pattern - 127 entries
All the squares are white. Make some of them black. But only the right ones.
Readable Rubyhash - 233 entries
Rubyists talk about being cutting edge but how many are using 1.9 in production? Time to convert those verbose 1.8 hashes in to symbolic, succinct 1.9 beauties!
Chucking wood - 80 entries
An exercise in compressing repetitive text. For this challenge, any entry that uses keys outside the main row (such as arrow keys, Home, End, Delete, etc.) will be removed. (Esc is OK, though you should be using C-[ anyway.)
Flip the chessboard - 67 entries
White's turn is over. Flip the board to black's perspective. I added coordinates to frustrate you.
Extract text from xml - 101 entries
Extract text from xml file (ignoring commented out elements) and create a one line regex.
Printable ASCII characters - 95 entries
From a blank input, print all 95 printing ASCII characters one per line, from space to tilde.
A simple change - 377 entries
Just change the numbers in the most efficient way ...
Let's play some Ivmgolf - 976 entries
Oops, I spelled that wrong.
Unwrap the text of an email message - 154 entries
Reverse of "Wrap the text of an email message to 79 characters". gq and gw are great for wrapping paragraphs. But sometimes other programs choke on your wrapped lines. What's the best way to un-gq?
Sort by your own sum - 49 entries
Same numbers as last time, but you'll have to add them yourself.
Sort by sum of numbers in a line(?) - 45 entries
The lines with the biggest sums need to be at the top. The sums are on the right, which makes life hard. Maybe you can find a feature that will do all the work for you...
Presidential Sorting - 47 entries
Given a nice CSV formatted arrangement of the Presidents of the United States, we need to print out an alphabetical list in pretty columns. Prove that vim can conquer this basic Excel task!
Add links to an existing HTML table - 60 entries
Add these links at that top to the respective table cell. First link, first cell, etc.
Stairs Indenting - 387 entries
Indent each line with <line number> whitespaces.
Python to Ruby - 188 entries
Convert this Python code to Ruby. NOTE: This program likely won't run.
you're stuck on jQuery < 1.7 - 325 entries
replace calls to jQuery 1.7+'s `on` with calls to pre 1.7 `bind`
SFD-ROC: ROT13 Phonics - 73 entries
A is for apple, b is for ball, etc... This familiar phonics poem has been rotated 13 characters. Make the letter match the word.
SFD-ROC: vimvimvim - 1441 entries
Oh no, this line is longer than 80 chars... put each 'vim' on a new line.
SFD-ROC: ASCII Logo Border - 68 entries
Draw a border around this familiar logo ;)
SFD-ROC: Pipe Dreams - 93 entries
Move the pipes so they match the output.
SFD-ROC: Tic-Tac-Toe - 131 entries
Tic-Tac-Toe You are 'X', and it is your turn. Stop 'O' from winning, and complete the game. Draw a diagonal line through your winning row of three X's.
SFD-ROC: The Quick Brown Fox - 148 entries
Someone has vandalized our text (again). Please fix to read: The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog.
Enharmonic Equivalents - 52 entries
Transform # and b to digraphs
Circle of Fifths with Sharps - 71 entries
Display a list of the Circle of Fifths with corresponding solfege syllables with sharps. Handling spaces may be tricky.
The name of the game - 597 entries
End up with the name of the game.
NATO phonetic alphabet - 438 entries
Transform the series of words into a list.
The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Vim - 352 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."
maximun and minimun - 50 entries
Find the maximum and minimum of the rows.
Sierpinski's Triangle - 79 entries
Build the famous fractal, Sierpinski's Triangle.
Dehamlizing - 156 entries
Change this piece of HAML code back into erb