Emacs Golf

1 :unicorn: :golf: Emacs Golf

1.1 Challege Rural Posts

1.1.1 Solution

;; Keyboard Macro Editor.  Press C-c C-c to finish; press C-x k RET to cancel.
;; Original keys: C-e M-b S-C-a C-w C-n

Command: last-kbd-macro
Key: none

Macro:

C-e			;; move-end-of-line
M-b			;; backward-word
S-C-a
C-w			;; kill-region
C-n			;; next-line

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RD 5 Gore 9775
RD 6 Gore 9776
RD 7 Gore 9777
RD 1 Great Barrier Island 0991
RD 1 Greta Valley 7387
RD 1 Greytown 5794
RD 1 Hamilton 3281
RD 2 Hamilton 3282

1.1.3 End File

1.2 Challenge Prepend * to every non-blank line

1.2.1 Solution

Run the macro 6 times since there are six non blank lines after the first one.

;; Keyboard Macro Editor.  Press C-c C-c to finish; press C-x k RET to cancel.
;; Original keys: C-a * C-e M-f

Command: last-kbd-macro
Key: none

Macro:

C-a			;; move-beginning-of-line
*	  		        ;; self-insert-command
C-e			;; move-end-of-line
M-f			;; forward-word

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This is a
very short

file, but it is 
still
full

of

surpises.

1.2.3 End File

*This is a
*very short

*file, but it is 
*still
*full

*of

*surpises.

1.3 Challenge Satisfy the Go linter

1.3.1 Solution

C-M-d to go down into the parens, C-n for next line and then M-m to place the cursor at the correct indentation point

;; Keyboard Macro Editor.  Press C-c C-c to finish; press C-x k RET to cancel.
;; Original keys: M-@ C-w // SPC C-y SPC TODO RET TAB C-y C-n M-m

Command: last-kbd-macro
Key: none

Macro:

M-@			;; mark-word
C-w			;; kill-region
//			;; self-insert-command * 2
SPC			;; self-insert-command
C-y			;; yank
SPC			;; self-insert-command
TODO			;; self-insert-command * 4
RET			;; newline
TAB			;; indent-for-tab-command
C-y			;; yank
C-n			;; next-line
M-m			;; back-to-indentation

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package vars

var (
        Version string
        Debug bool
)

1.3.3 End File

package vars

var (
        // Version TODO
        Version string
        // Debug TODO
        Debug bool
)