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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 9v0066f4e39400000000040b

Append leading hyphen count to each line

Append the number of leading hyphens to the end of each line.

Start file

----------bc4-099-80---e312--07b
------7205--4fbe93--e35--3539a79
-------------f00a5-2175------d81
---------f4e4cc18-6b7-9989e21033
------------47b28d1ae0-8-161e0c6
-------------------6de678f--a6e8
-----------------------b--e353f8
-------6eb-8--9--78391f-a3-1-3d0
-----------------eb165---5a5-0b0
---------------------9f7-9--c8e3
---------------09780---a37-----a
-------723cd51eae27-c82--78----9
-----------a48aba537182----160c1
--------0e5e1ab736-------ecbd18c
----------------7ce72d03e1-d03-1
--------------------ee1-9fb1e3f8

End file

----------bc4-099-80---e312--07b 10
------7205--4fbe93--e35--3539a79 6
-------------f00a5-2175------d81 13
---------f4e4cc18-6b7-9989e21033 9
------------47b28d1ae0-8-161e0c6 12
-------------------6de678f--a6e8 19
-----------------------b--e353f8 23
-------6eb-8--9--78391f-a3-1-3d0 7
-----------------eb165---5a5-0b0 17
---------------------9f7-9--c8e3 21
---------------09780---a37-----a 15
-------723cd51eae27-c82--78----9 7
-----------a48aba537182----160c1 11
--------0e5e1ab736-------ecbd18c 8
----------------7ce72d03e1-d03-1 16
--------------------ee1-9fb1e3f8 20

View Diff

1,16c1,16
< ----------bc4-099-80---e312--07b
< ------7205--4fbe93--e35--3539a79
< -------------f00a5-2175------d81
< ---------f4e4cc18-6b7-9989e21033
< ------------47b28d1ae0-8-161e0c6
< -------------------6de678f--a6e8
< -----------------------b--e353f8
< -------6eb-8--9--78391f-a3-1-3d0
< -----------------eb165---5a5-0b0
< ---------------------9f7-9--c8e3
< ---------------09780---a37-----a
< -------723cd51eae27-c82--78----9
< -----------a48aba537182----160c1
< --------0e5e1ab736-------ecbd18c
< ----------------7ce72d03e1-d03-1
< --------------------ee1-9fb1e3f8
---
> ----------bc4-099-80---e312--07b 10
> ------7205--4fbe93--e35--3539a79 6
> -------------f00a5-2175------d81 13
> ---------f4e4cc18-6b7-9989e21033 9
> ------------47b28d1ae0-8-161e0c6 12
> -------------------6de678f--a6e8 19
> -----------------------b--e353f8 23
> -------6eb-8--9--78391f-a3-1-3d0 7
> -----------------eb165---5a5-0b0 17
> ---------------------9f7-9--c8e3 21
> ---------------09780---a37-----a 15
> -------723cd51eae27-c82--78----9 7
> -----------a48aba537182----160c1 11
> --------0e5e1ab736-------ecbd18c 8
> ----------------7ce72d03e1-d03-1 16
> --------------------ee1-9fb1e3f8 20

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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:%s/\v(^-+).*$/\=submatch(0).' '.count(submatch(1),'-')/g<CR>ZZ

Created by: @maharba6 Tweet

8 active golfers, 15 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

23

#1 - Jean George / @JeanGeo20504212

10/05/2024 at 11:32PM

23

#2 - Peppa Pig / @PeppaPi95550250

10/07/2024 at 02:47AM

24

#3 - Danilo J. S. Bellini 🥊🇧🇷 / @danilobellini

09/27/2024 at 06:36AM

24

#4 - John Braxler / @braxler

09/30/2024 at 03:22PM

25

#5 - Pablo Acuna / @pacuna

10/03/2024 at 10:19PM

27

#6 - Neix20 / @Neix20

10/03/2024 at 02:18AM

36

#7 - JMTed / @JMTed

10/02/2024 at 01:56AM

60

#8 - maharba6 / @maharba6

09/26/2024 at 04:51AM