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Pick a challenge, fire up Vim, and show us what you got.

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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 52552abfb089a00002000007

Create Leading Zeros

Create leading zeros only for id columns. Please use generic approach!

Start file

id      data    age     parent_id
11      "Test"  12      123
123     "Test2  11      null
155     "Test5  19      123
111     "Test"  12      1123
1123    "Test2  11      11
1155    "Test5  19      1123
211     "Test"  12      123
2123    "Test2  11      11
2155    "Test5  19      123
2111    "Test"  12      1123
3123    "Test2  11      11
3155    "Test5  19      1123
1       "root"  9       null

End file

id      data    age     parent_id
0011    "Test"  12      0123
0123    "Test2  11      null
0155    "Test5  19      0123
0111    "Test"  12      1123
1123    "Test2  11      0011
1155    "Test5  19      1123
0211    "Test"  12      0123
2123    "Test2  11      0011
2155    "Test5  19      0123
2111    "Test"  12      1123
3123    "Test2  11      0011
3155    "Test5  19      1123
0001    "root"  9       null

View Diff

2,6c2,6
< 11    "Test"  12      123
< 123   "Test2  11      null
< 155   "Test5  19      123
< 111   "Test"  12      1123
< 1123  "Test2  11      11
---
> 0011  "Test"  12      0123
> 0123  "Test2  11      null
> 0155  "Test5  19      0123
> 0111  "Test"  12      1123
> 1123  "Test2  11      0011
8,10c8,10
< 211   "Test"  12      123
< 2123  "Test2  11      11
< 2155  "Test5  19      123
---
> 0211  "Test"  12      0123
> 2123  "Test2  11      0011
> 2155  "Test5  19      0123
12c12
< 3123  "Test2  11      11
---
> 3123  "Test2  11      0011
14c14
< 1     "root"  9       null
---
> 0001  "root"  9       null

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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:v/null/s/\t\([0-9]\)$/\t000\1<CR>:<Up><Left><Left><BS><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>[0-9]<CR>:<Up><Left><Left><BS><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>[0-9]<CR>:v/^id/s/^\(.\)\t/000\1\t<CR>:<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><BS><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>.<CR>:<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><BS><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>.<CR>ZZ

Created by: @robrob12 Tweet

82 active golfers, 241 entries

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