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awk, 35 bytes Takes input as newline-separated list of binary strings. awk '{gsub(/11+|0+/,_);$0=length}1' strip all runs of 0s and two or more 1s print length of remaining string

posted 7mo ago by jhnc‭  ·  edited 7mo ago by jhnc‭

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#3: Post edited by user avatar jhnc‭ · 2026-03-04T11:19:54Z (7 months ago)
  • awk, 35 bytes
  • -----
  • Takes input as newline-separated lis of binary strings.
  • ```
  • awk '{gsub(/11+|0+/,_);$0=length}1'
  • ```
  • * strip all runs of 0s and two or more 1s
  • * print length of remaining string
  • awk, 35 bytes
  • -----
  • Takes input as newline-separated list of binary strings.
  • ```
  • awk '{gsub(/11+|0+/,_);$0=length}1'
  • ```
  • * strip all runs of 0s and two or more 1s
  • * print length of remaining string
#2: Post edited by user avatar jhnc‭ · 2026-03-04T11:18:06Z (7 months ago)
  • awk, 35 bytes
  • -----
  • Take input as binary string.
  • ```
  • awk '{gsub(/11+|0+/,_);$0=length}1'
  • ```
  • * strip all runs of 0s and two or more 1s
  • * print length of remaining string
  • awk, 35 bytes
  • -----
  • Takes input as newline-separated lis of binary strings.
  • ```
  • awk '{gsub(/11+|0+/,_);$0=length}1'
  • ```
  • * strip all runs of 0s and two or more 1s
  • * print length of remaining string
#1: Initial revision by user avatar jhnc‭ · 2026-03-04T01:27:55Z (7 months ago)
awk, 35 bytes
-----

Take input as binary string.

```
awk '{gsub(/11+|0+/,_);$0=length}1'
```

* strip all runs of 0s and two or more 1s
* print length of remaining string