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 592e0f555b60ba0009000001

Stairstep digits

Remove the evens. Double the odds.

Start file

123456789

End file

1133557799

View Diff

A trick a golfer should know, but I don't think
many of you do. This challenge will fix that.

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!

Check out these helpful resources to improve your Vim skills... Game on.

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Created by: @udioica Tweet

116 active golfers, 245 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#91 - Charlie OConor / @charlieoconor

10/30/2017 at 11:33PM

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#92 - Turkey Man / @lvturkeyman

11/09/2017 at 04:58AM

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#93 - Paul Draghicescu / @pdragy

03/27/2018 at 08:41PM

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#94 - Mihai / @mihaicristiant

01/03/2019 at 03:55PM

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#95 - pankaj singh / @pankajsingh013

01/30/2019 at 04:07PM

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#96 - Gitsnik / @dracyrys

05/04/2019 at 01:46PM

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#97 - Ivo Blöchliger / @aigledesalpes

08/23/2019 at 04:17PM

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#98 - Miko / @_m_ik_o_

10/13/2019 at 11:02AM

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#99 - vimgolfer / @vimgolfer7

10/16/2019 at 01:17PM

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#100 - Lory / @Lory46845742

12/02/2019 at 09:49AM

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#101 - Jung Yeon Park / @park_jungy

02/18/2021 at 06:24PM

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#102 - Shreeram / @Shrimpraam

08/24/2021 at 03:16AM

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#103 - Jean George / @JeanGeo20504212

01/26/2022 at 01:21PM

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#104 - Alex / @AlexanderHeatl2

05/30/2022 at 09:42PM

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#105 - Ayush Sachdeva / @ayush000

06/05/2017 at 04:27PM

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#106 - Will Gunther / @WillGunther

06/11/2017 at 06:47PM

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#107 - Emmanuel Herrero / @hairarrow

06/14/2017 at 07:31PM

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#108 - grigouille / @grigouille2

07/05/2017 at 08:28PM

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#109 - dadav 🥀 / @__dadav__

08/20/2017 at 02:05PM

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#110 - Geoff / @RealGeoffErwin

10/09/2017 at 06:55PM

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#111 - Jurica / @Jurica34581259

11/16/2018 at 06:01PM

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#112 - Rodrigo Dorantes G. / @ruydg

06/06/2017 at 05:35PM

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#113 - Sam Unicomb / @samuelunicomb

06/01/2017 at 06:14PM

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#114 - Ilya Grigorik / @igrigorik

06/11/2017 at 04:50PM

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#115 - Gurukandhamoorthi / @Gurukandhamoor1

07/10/2017 at 09:30AM

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#116 - POSIX / @po6ix

01/10/2022 at 09:22AM