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

VimGolfNight - 566 entries

Based on "The name of the game".

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #46 / 348
  • Number of attempts: 2
Letter case trickery - 1630 entries

This file is in a downright esoteric format, consisting of hexadecimal numbers, non-hexadecimal keywords, and "Z" indicating end-of-line. Make the hexadecimal numbers lowercase.

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #453 / 518
  • Number of attempts: 1
quotes inside quotes - 3165 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: 17
  • Position: #714 / 1079
  • Number of attempts: 1
SFD-ROC: The Quick Brown Fox - 200 entries

Someone has vandalized our text (again). Please fix to read: The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog.

  • Best score: 24
  • Best player score: 28
  • Position: #57 / 107
  • Number of attempts: 1
The name of the game - 668 entries

End up with the name of the game.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #51 / 361
  • Number of attempts: 3
SFD-ROC: vimvimvim - 1606 entries

Oh no, this line is longer than 80 chars... put each 'vim' on a new line.

  • Best score: 8
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #296 / 446
  • Number of attempts: 1
SFD-ROC: Pipe Dreams - 115 entries

Move the pipes so they match the output.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #25 / 47
  • Number of attempts: 1
Reverse and double space - 500 entries

Reverse the order of the given lines and double space everything

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #97 / 199
  • Number of attempts: 3
switch variable - 5079 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #734 / 1749
  • Number of attempts: 1
Remember FizzBuzz? - 738 entries

Output FizzBuzz to 100. Start with nothing.

  • Best score: 39
  • Best player score: 59
  • Position: #105 / 193
  • Number of attempts: 1
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Python developer and lover of all things Vim in the greater DC area.

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