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 [challenge ID]

Played Challenges

V to the i - 4647 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #220 / 1861
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11284 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #128 / 4140
  • Number of attempts: 4
Basic renumbering - 5484 entries

Renumbering Basic.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #1083 / 1241
  • Number of attempts: 1
Mirror Symmetry - 787 entries

Add backslashes.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #7 / 264
  • Number of attempts: 4
I forgot quotes - 15830 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2395 / 4130
  • Number of attempts: 2
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10562 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #1947 / 3646
  • Number of attempts: 4
Words in parens - 12786 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #1414 / 3928
  • Number of attempts: 2
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