Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Played Challenges

V to the i - 4813 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #498 / 1897
  • Number of attempts: 4
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3597 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #104 / 1167
  • Number of attempts: 3
Todo list specification - 399 entries

The every item on the todo list must be done today. Modify the list to reflect that.

  • Best score: 37
  • Best player score: 39
  • Position: #148 / 179
  • Number of attempts: 3
Remember VimGolf Rules ! - 264 entries

Rules, ... and don't forget !

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #137 / 142
  • Number of attempts: 1
create arrows in a list - 117 entries

Add arrow at same distance

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #34 / 73
  • Number of attempts: 1
Adam's challenge - 987 entries

Change both normal to bold and 4 by 2. Adam Wathan challenge this on twitter . He did it in 11 keystrokes on Sublime.

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 28
  • Position: #253 / 271
  • Number of attempts: 1
Do you demand a shrubbery? - 1158 entries

Use :redir and crush the emacsgolfers.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #151 / 300
  • Number of attempts: 3
Shebangs for all - 2016 entries

We've all seen or used a shebang once or twice. Ditch the specific paths and leave just a dynamic Ruby and Python bath behind.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 26
  • Position: #495 / 518
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 12925 entries

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 28
  • Position: #3338 / 3722
  • Number of attempts: 2
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