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

1046 active golfers, 2886 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#301 - Charlie / @wookie_giant

12/22/2015 at 08:29PM

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#302 - Ian Trophy / @prfrgg

01/30/2016 at 11:41AM

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#303 - Janine Cheng / @janineist

02/12/2016 at 03:56PM

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#304 - Peeby Thirtyone / @peeby31

02/20/2016 at 07:48PM

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#305 - Dimitar Dimitrov / @kurkale6ka

03/09/2016 at 01:41PM

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#306 - Yahyalexandre33 / @yahyalexandre33

03/15/2016 at 07:20AM

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#307 - Dinesh Bhosale / @MrDineshBhosale

03/30/2016 at 07:22PM

14

#308 - manbogot / @gmanbor

04/01/2016 at 03:58PM

14

#309 - ɹǝsnɐɥsıʇnɹ uoɾ / @JonRutis

04/06/2016 at 04:58PM

14

#310 - sitting_like_L / @das_sawyer19l

04/07/2016 at 03:05AM

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#311 - Vaughn Cato / @vaughncato

04/25/2016 at 02:16PM

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#312 - iikieh / @iikieh

05/07/2016 at 06:22AM

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#313 - Tom / @CronutFacts

05/21/2016 at 07:08PM

14

#314 - Michal Sylwester / @msylw

05/27/2016 at 06:36AM

14

#315 - tgmeng / @lazy_fabric

06/09/2016 at 09:30AM

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#316 - Pablo R. Dinella / @pablordinella

06/11/2016 at 02:22PM

14

#317 - f00b8tr / @f00b8tr5

06/19/2016 at 09:41AM

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#318 - Gabriel Tailor / @gabriel_tailor

06/21/2016 at 04:21AM

14

#319 - Meninx / @_Meninx_

07/30/2016 at 11:31AM

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#320 - Arijus / @argshook

08/11/2016 at 12:35PM

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#321 - aestetix / @aestetix

09/11/2016 at 12:47PM

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#322 - Alexander / @vlasyuk_a

11/24/2016 at 11:02AM

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#323 - Vojtěch Vobr / @vvobr

12/04/2016 at 02:00PM

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#324 - Michał Dytko / @DytkoM

12/20/2016 at 09:25AM

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#325 - chocolate / @chocola81394123

12/23/2016 at 06:27AM

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#326 - Benedikt Ames / @wisp3rwind

02/08/2017 at 08:11PM

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#327 - Alexander Bessonov / @nonsleepr

03/14/2017 at 01:40AM

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#328 - 20speedvegan / @ashkevinm

04/12/2017 at 05:32PM

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#329 - Harry Uzzell / @HarryMUzzell

04/16/2017 at 10:50AM

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#330 - Colby Hamilton / @ColbyHamilton5

04/21/2017 at 12:42PM