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 5f0890dbb409320009a38274

Multiline to Single Line

Convert a multiline, indented file to a single line with no whitespace

Start file

api(
    'com.vimgolf.challenge'
)

End file

api('com.vimgolf.challenge')

View Diff

1,3c1
< api(
<     'com.vimgolf.challenge'
< )
---
> api('com.vimgolf.challenge')

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!

Check out these helpful resources to improve your Vim skills... Game on.

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Created by: @IsaacPZZ Tweet

311 active golfers, 735 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#301 - ubijajaja / @ubijajaja

03/30/2022 at 03:40PM

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#302 - El Achèche ANIS 🇹🇳 / @elacheche

04/25/2022 at 09:40PM

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#303 - Sikander ⚙️⛓ / @sikanderlhote

05/19/2022 at 01:51PM

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#304 - Tassilo Neubauer / @TassiloNeubauer

02/22/2021 at 02:16PM

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#305 - justgamer248 / @justgamer248

04/11/2024 at 11:02AM

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#306 - Dennis Chen / @Mailyfesux

11/12/2020 at 09:00AM

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#307 - 小世界 / @walilav

07/21/2021 at 07:44AM

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#308 - Aayush Dutt / @AayushDutt

07/11/2023 at 01:12AM

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#309 - Alexander Groth / @alexander-walkingtreegames

05/22/2024 at 11:23AM

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#310 - parkkunghyun / @parkkunghyun

04/13/2024 at 12:25PM

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#311 - HamzaOPLEX / @HamzaOplex

05/12/2021 at 10:43PM