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One number per line - 18801 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #2237 / 3882
  • Number of attempts: 7
Add semicolons - 10899 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #808 / 3078
  • Number of attempts: 7
Box it - 7954 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 27
  • Position: #1145 / 1886
  • Number of attempts: 5
html paragraph to table - 606 entries

reformat html paragraph to table

  • Best score: 48
  • Best player score: 57
  • Position: #61 / 126
  • Number of attempts: 8
Search and Replace 0 - 5007 entries

Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #589 / 1631
  • Number of attempts: 4
That hyphen - 2595 entries

"vim vi improved"

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #262 / 701
  • Number of attempts: 11
One to Ten - 2240 entries

Generate the sequence of numbers from 1 to 10, one number per line. Inspired by this Reddit thread: https://redd.it/ak4it2

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #126 / 681
  • Number of attempts: 2
Around the clock - 199 entries

You'll want to use 2 special commands to complete this. If you haven't yet, read through 'input.txt', especially :help simple-changes

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #70 / 77
  • Number of attempts: 2
Join 'em - 252 entries

This shouldn't be too tough

  • Best score: 4
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #41 / 152
  • Number of attempts: 2
Put the months in order - 979 entries

Our contractor thought that months should be in alphabetical order. Put them in calendar order please.

  • Best score: 20
  • Best player score: 50
  • Position: #127 / 165
  • Number of attempts: 4
Reorder the groups - 1182 entries

Change the order so that the groups of fruit come before the vegetables.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #193 / 265
  • Number of attempts: 5
I forgot quotes - 16061 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1868 / 4195
  • Number of attempts: 5
quotes inside quotes - 3182 entries

taken from tip 85 of the very good book 'Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought' ! I'd be interested what people use :)

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #655 / 1085
  • Number of attempts: 2
Erik Lindeborg
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Piano player & composer. Compulsive traveller currently looking for an apartment in Stockholm.

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