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$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put [challenge ID]

Played Challenges

Search and Replace 0 - 5007 entries

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

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1427 / 1631
  • Number of attempts: 2
switch variable - 5079 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #699 / 1749
  • Number of attempts: 4
Hatsuyume - 540 entries

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsuyume

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 56
  • Position: #184 / 187
  • Number of attempts: 1
Reformat most common surnames - 752 entries

Reformat copy-pasted table into a list of the most common surnames

  • Best score: 23
  • Best player score: 58
  • Position: #201 / 216
  • Number of attempts: 1
Get rid of html tags - 412 entries

Want to read more about Vim's background? Then get rid of those html tags...

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #161 / 238
  • Number of attempts: 2
Sort and add attributes - 1480 entries

Sort the states and add the attribute country to each record.

  • Best score: 33
  • Best player score: 38
  • Position: #482 / 576
  • Number of attempts: 2
Simple text editing with Vim - 13013 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2365 / 3744
  • Number of attempts: 3
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