Training to be a Vim Ninja 🥷

Challenges: https://www.vimgolf.com/

• vimgolf.vimrc

Bonus challenges 🎁

• Get personal stats of your Played Challenges in a markdown table format
• KdbGolf - useful for parsing files

VimGolf tips 💡

1. Use the shortest command name possible. Check the help page for commands.
2. Omit whitespace where possible.
3. Chain commands with | delimiter.
4. Use capital letter motion instead of double letter. E.g. Replace yy with Y.
5. Use ZZ to quit vim instead of :x<CR> or :wq<CR>.
6. Macros can be editted.
   1. Macros are stored into Vim registers, view them with :reg.
   2. Assuming the macro is in register q, paste the content of register q into the buffer using :pu q.
   3. Inspect and modify the line.
   4. Copy the macro into the desired register using "qyy (where q is the desired register here).
7. Learn from others' solutions and try to understand the logic behind the solution.
8. ``: To the position before the latest jump.
9. G: Goto line [count], default last line, on the first non-blank character.
10. X: Delete [count] characters before the cursor.
11. gJ: Join [count] lines, with a minimum of two lines. Don't insert or remove any spaces.
12. +/-: [count] lines downward/upward, on the first non-blank character linewise.
13. Q: Ex mode is useful for chaining multiple commands. Use x/q to quit.
14. norm followed by a number does not require a whitespace.

Useful Vim resources 📖

• vim-galore Everything you need to know about Vim

KdbGolf tips 💡

1. We Don't Need No Stinkin’ Brackets

NOTE: Golfing challenges and real world applications are different.

Vim motions ⚡

	Left	Middle	Right
Top	gg	H
Middle	0 / ^	M	g_ / $
Bottom	G	L

Sanitize challenge name 🧼

q)sanitize:{"_"sv("_"vs?[x in .Q.an;x;"_"])except enlist""}
q)sanitize"Harder than \"abcd > a b c d\""
"Harder_than_abcd_a_b_c_d"
q)sanitize"대법원 인명용 한자 바인딩(Combine Hangul and Chinese characters)"
"Combine_Hangul_and_Chinese_characters"

Happy golfing! ⛳

A compiled markdown eBook is available! 📖

Personal stats 🎯

https://www.vimgolf.com/45533/mau-mauricelim

Played Challenges	Entries	Best score	Best player score	Position	Number of attempts
Reorganize Pokémon	57	18	18	#5 / 17	10
Markdown Blog Editing	197	30	36	#14 / 52	3
Fix timezone format	186	15	15	#10 / 61	5
Search different SQL column with similar where clause	116	22	22	#6 / 36	6
Poorly indented Python comments	1313	15	15	#55 / 220	11
hello-world-vimgolf	2490	10	10	#341 / 705	3
Contribute to keyboard mashing	890	17	18	#116 / 270	3
Reordering Lorem Ipsum	290	13	73	#41 / 66	3
Fill in the chess board	956	19	25	#63 / 183	6
Simple, Practical, and Common	33575	22	24	#3116 / 7406	3
One number per line	18709	14	21	#2581 / 3856	3
Applying same text modification in several lines	2869	12	15	#542 / 847	4
remove lines containing the word "reader"	3574	9	10	#857 / 1158	2
Com(m)a Trouble	3790	12	15	#450 / 857	4
Box it	7902	21	25	#1044 / 1874	5
Cool or not?	829	15	20	#166 / 230	2
Two pairs of cluster of letters creates word	749	17	24	#142 / 178	2
Just the middle	11423	7	8	#3200 / 4185	3
Basic renumbering	5645	11	11	#279 / 1263	1
ninja substitution	1420	14	18	#193 / 267	2
One to Ten	2209	12	12	#365 / 669	1
Increment each number	1023	15	21	#183 / 248	3
simple format (3)	86	34	57	#20 / 24	4
I forgot quotes	15967	10	15	#2386 / 4174	3
Words in parens	12928	13	14	#1177 / 3960	5
Resort and deup a CSV list	167	44	48	#24 / 43	6
Simple text editing with Vim	12680	13	13	#725 / 3665	2