Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put [challenge ID]

Played Challenges

Quicksort - 1962 entries

We need the numbers in the first row sorted as quickly as possible! Be careful not to disturb the data below the divider though: that must remain unchanged.

  • Best score: 6
  • Best player score: 66
  • Position: #404 / 431
  • Number of attempts: 1
Substraction (bis) - 603 entries

Solve the equations (adapted from the original @Caek_'s challenge).

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 37
  • Position: #84 / 113
  • Number of attempts: 3
Changing around text with citations - 329 entries

Based off of something I saw on reddit

  • Best score: 28
  • Best player score: 45
  • Position: #70 / 93
  • Number of attempts: 1
Many duplicates - 1445 entries

Quick and easy

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #398 / 468
  • Number of attempts: 4
2 quick changes and a numbered list - 647 entries

The ascii will not be lost, but rather numbered in 4 digit blocks with leading zeros.

  • Best score: 37
  • Best player score: 67
  • Position: #122 / 154
  • Number of attempts: 2
delete swap - 1786 entries

delete all swap

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #434 / 555
  • Number of attempts: 1
Put a newline after every 10 lines in vim - 1658 entries

Goal is to put a newline after every 10 lines in vim.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #354 / 557
  • Number of attempts: 1
Wikitext headings to markdown - 987 entries

Convert the wikitext headings to markdown.

  • Best score: 20
  • Best player score: 34
  • Position: #149 / 209
  • Number of attempts: 1
hello-world-vimgolf - 2499 entries

Simple number generation

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #559 / 708
  • Number of attempts: 1
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