Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

Pick a challenge, fire up Vim, and show us what you got.

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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 53d93fc3768e280002124f23

V to the i

Input is 99 V's. Output is 100 i's.

Start file

VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

End file

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View Diff

1c1
< VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
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> iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Solutions

The best way to learn is to practice. Below, you will find some of the solutions other golfers have entered. To unlock higher ranked solutions, submit your own entry which does as well or better than the solutions you can currently see - climb the ladder!

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1899 active golfers, 4824 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1711 - Александърт / @a_lazaroff

06/07/2018 at 01:33PM

9

#1712 - z0c / @zerocabal

06/11/2018 at 04:18PM

9

#1713 - Just...That / @I_am_JustThat

06/19/2018 at 08:56PM

9

#1714 - daniel / @daniel31464605

08/29/2018 at 07:29PM

9

#1715 - boredStudent / @boredStudent10

09/08/2018 at 11:35AM

9

#1716 - Brent Woo / @BrentPWoo

10/01/2018 at 09:35PM

9

#1717 - James Gillies / @jw_gillies

11/24/2018 at 05:15PM

9

#1718 - unclewangshushu / @shuwushu

11/29/2018 at 05:00PM

9

#1719 - Zach Miller / @barizachsy

02/27/2019 at 04:42AM

9

#1720 - zenwalker / @zenwalker93

03/09/2019 at 01:31PM

9

#1721 - MGJoe93 / @mgjoe93

03/11/2019 at 05:15PM

9

#1722 - nvb46c74f8ih / @nvb46c74f8ih

05/12/2019 at 01:40PM

9

#1723 - Phoon / @justflashhim

05/13/2019 at 01:06AM

9

#1724 - Chris G / @AboutThatThing

06/10/2019 at 09:49AM

9

#1725 - cinder 🔥 / @cyndrdev

06/27/2019 at 05:25PM

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#1726 - Vim Golfer / @VimGolfer6

07/30/2019 at 11:57AM

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#1727 - abgold / @abgold43461328

09/02/2019 at 04:04AM

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#1728 - Pieter Joost / @pjvds

10/09/2019 at 12:28PM

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#1729 - Alexander v Trijffel / @avtnl

10/10/2019 at 10:25PM

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#1730 - rirze / @SourabhWasTaken

12/10/2019 at 08:43PM

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#1731 - Richard Schneeman 🤠 / @schneems

02/06/2020 at 09:13PM

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#1732 - Bitt Faulk / @bittfaulk

03/02/2020 at 10:20PM

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#1733 - MrSunshineBug / @MrSunshineBug

03/21/2020 at 02:00PM

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#1734 - David Bragmark / @DBragmark

05/06/2020 at 11:08AM

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#1735 - Jérémy Caldas / @jeremcs

05/16/2020 at 09:43AM

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#1736 - もりを / @morio_prog

05/18/2020 at 04:14AM

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#1737 - Fabien C. / @vaga_io

05/18/2020 at 10:21AM

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#1738 - Mack Hutsell / @sellshuts

05/25/2020 at 01:01AM

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#1739 - candywrappercrane / @cndwrpprpprcrn

06/12/2020 at 01:45PM

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#1740 - Mellow Tractor / @mellowtractor

06/19/2020 at 03:51PM