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 4d1e037dde2f897c2a000417

Reverse and count

Someone typed things upside down and now a Vim ninja needs to reverse the lines and count how many there are.

Start file

Sixth line
Fifth line
Fourth line
Third line
Second line
First line

End file

1. First line
2. Second line
3. Third line
4. Fourth line
5. Fifth line
6. Sixth line

View Diff

1,6c1,6
< Sixth line
< Fifth line
< Fourth line
< Third line
< Second line
< First line
---
> 1. First line
> 2. Second line
> 3. Third line
> 4. Fourth line
> 5. Fifth line
> 6. Sixth line

Solutions

The best way to learn is to practice. Below, you will find some of the solutions other golfers have entered. To unlock higher ranked solutions, submit your own entry which does as well or better than the solutions you can currently see - climb the ladder!

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:g/^/m 0<CR><Esc><Esc><Esc>qqq:for i in range(1,6)|execute i .'<BS> 's/!<BS>^/'. o<BS>i /<BS>,<BS>. \<BS>'. ' | endfore<CR>:<Up><BS><CR>i<Del>6<Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><BS><Del><Del><Esc>:qw<BS><BS>wq<CR>

Created by: @jamesconroyfinn Tweet

178 active golfers, 480 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#61 - Adam Pohorecki / @apohorecki

01/03/2011 at 12:34PM

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#62 - Kyle Willmon / @kylewillmon

01/03/2011 at 05:01PM

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#63 - Pete Johns / @johnsyweb

01/12/2011 at 11:35AM

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#64 - Eivind Jahren / @HaskellElephant

01/17/2011 at 05:44PM

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#65 - h_east (トロッコ6個) / @h_east

01/30/2011 at 07:23AM

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#66 - Joost / @vlabakje

02/12/2011 at 06:20PM

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#67 - vg / @vimgolfer

02/27/2011 at 09:24PM

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#68 - Pavlo Klets / @p01nt

03/19/2011 at 09:10AM

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#69 - Terje Larsen / @terlars

04/07/2011 at 09:56PM

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#70 - Junfeng / @junfeng

07/22/2011 at 02:36PM

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#71 - nicolas bo / @thevegeta

11/09/2011 at 03:29PM

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#72 - Pei-Lun Lee / @ypcatw

01/09/2012 at 06:02AM

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#73 - Kerson Hsiao / @KersonHsiao

07/18/2012 at 01:52AM

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#74 - Marco Hinz / @_mhinz_

05/21/2013 at 11:27PM

24

#75 - Woojung Kim 김우중 / @_kimwz

07/17/2013 at 10:17AM

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#76 - Domingue Justin / @_jdomingue

01/08/2014 at 04:57PM

24

#77 - Ram Tamtam / @ramtamtamtam

07/02/2014 at 01:49PM

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#78 - Walker Boh / @walker_boh

12/14/2015 at 09:18AM

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#79 - Matti Sairanen / @MattiSairanen

08/03/2017 at 12:22PM

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#80 - Brando / @brandonce

02/04/2025 at 07:17AM

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#81 - Josh Weinberg / @jcweinberg

12/31/2010 at 06:23PM

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#82 - Behnam Esfahbod / @zwnj

12/31/2010 at 06:53PM

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#83 - Asmund / @herrasbe

01/07/2011 at 10:22PM

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#84 - Rob Ciaccio / @RobertoCalavera

01/21/2011 at 07:07PM

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#85 - Michał Taszycki / @mehowte

01/24/2011 at 02:12PM

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#86 - Trevor Powell / @DoomedBunnies

12/01/2011 at 05:53AM

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#87 - じょんあば / @john_ababa

03/13/2012 at 08:21AM

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#88 - Tyler / @tylerbindon

04/07/2013 at 05:23AM

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#89 - Joonas Pihlajamaa / @jokkebk

02/21/2014 at 10:14AM

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#90 - Niels Madan / @nielsmadan

04/10/2015 at 01:47PM