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 540629666a1e4000020d9e5a

-a-b-c-

Put hyphens everywhere.

Start file

abcdefghijklm

End file

-a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-j-k-l-m-

View Diff

1c1
< abcdefghijklm
---
> -a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-j-k-l-m-

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: @udioica Tweet

934 active golfers, 2532 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#301 - Craig Langford / @cllangfo

09/18/2017 at 08:43PM

14

#302 - しぇぱっち / @shepabashi

10/23/2017 at 06:15AM

14

#303 - Simon Cheng / @bambooraccoon

01/23/2018 at 08:38PM

14

#304 - Zach Johnson / @zachjohnsondev

05/08/2018 at 12:32AM

14

#305 - Kevin Durand / @kdthefakemvp

05/15/2018 at 04:26AM

14

#306 - Jonathan Camilleri / @Too_Many_Taken

05/26/2018 at 10:47AM

14

#307 - Timothée Gauthier / @zmf_tim

06/10/2018 at 12:06AM

14

#308 - Bobby Tables / @BobbyTables12

07/19/2018 at 08:21PM

14

#309 - qed / @qed13308565

07/25/2018 at 04:13PM

14

#310 - Hugo / @szeyattai

08/18/2018 at 12:11PM

14

#311 - bluemartian / @bluemartianz59

08/24/2018 at 01:46PM

14

#312 - John Oleksowicz / @JohnOlek

10/09/2018 at 08:38PM

14

#313 - Brendan B Amdocs / @AmdocsB

10/30/2018 at 04:34PM

14

#314 - name / @name65894813

11/18/2018 at 07:25PM

14

#315 - Mihai / @mihaicristiant

12/03/2018 at 02:17PM

14

#316 - Bennett / @bennettbackward

12/19/2018 at 01:14PM

14

#317 - Slawek Ligus / @ooz_ie

01/16/2019 at 12:56AM

14

#318 - 默罕默德 / @Rt6RjEAJ987Woes

01/22/2019 at 12:24PM

14

#319 - əidolon / @eid_lon

03/01/2019 at 05:35PM

14

#320 - ahm4711 / @ahm4711

03/02/2019 at 08:21PM

14

#321 - 李超 / @lichaorodxx

03/10/2019 at 05:30AM

14

#322 - ooiccioo / @ooiccioo

03/21/2019 at 04:59AM

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#323 - serent / @serent

04/03/2019 at 08:16PM

14

#324 - ImaNotgate / @INotgate

05/09/2019 at 08:46PM

14

#325 - ささ / @nick11033

05/16/2019 at 12:11PM

15

#326 - Some(coder) / @hauleth

09/02/2014 at 08:58PM

15

#327 - Justin Knag / @justinknag

09/02/2014 at 09:22PM

15

#328 - Patrick M. Regan / @rubbsdecvik

09/02/2014 at 09:22PM

15

#329 - Justin / @justinjaffray

09/02/2014 at 10:25PM

15

#330 - Edgar Gonzalez / @gonzedge

09/02/2014 at 11:46PM