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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

988 active golfers, 2689 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#421 - Test User / @TestUserIgnore

12/04/2014 at 07:57PM

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#422 - Jens Weggemann / @JensWeggemann

12/06/2014 at 07:57PM

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#423 - Daniel Wang / @danwang

12/10/2014 at 10:47PM

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#424 - Pierre Houssin / @PierreHoussin

12/16/2014 at 08:40PM

15

#425 - Alex Birdsall / @OilCanSamson

12/17/2014 at 06:33AM

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#426 - r. / @rmarvie

12/19/2014 at 10:16AM

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#427 - Joshua Greeenberg / @JoshuaGreeenber

12/19/2014 at 01:00PM

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#428 - Andrew Leung / @aleungpivotal

12/19/2014 at 09:45PM

15

#429 - Abdo Achkar / @Achkar

12/22/2014 at 10:11PM

15

#430 - Jake Eskel / @JakeEskel

12/28/2014 at 06:19AM

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#431 - Michi Loro / @michiloro

12/29/2014 at 09:38AM

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#432 - Andrew / @akxlr

01/14/2015 at 10:09AM

15

#433 - Dr. Rev. J. "Paranoid Android" Kirchartz / @JKirchartz

01/16/2015 at 03:54AM

15

#434 - kobby / @_kafdot_

01/16/2015 at 02:02PM

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#435 - Carlos A Henríquez Q / @lagunex

01/18/2015 at 03:13PM

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#436 - Andrey / @andreyrmg

01/23/2015 at 02:41PM

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#437 - )ouni|(antola / @jouni_kantola

01/29/2015 at 10:51PM

15

#438 - Will Nicht / @kein_name_fuer

01/31/2015 at 03:42PM

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#439 - いっこつ / @eZb4

02/03/2015 at 07:15PM

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#440 - Nolic / @cNolic

02/07/2015 at 10:49AM

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#441 - xieyh11 / @xieyh11

02/13/2015 at 04:43AM

15

#442 - Алексанр Цыганков / @capybarov

02/13/2015 at 06:43PM

15

#443 - Naseem Al-Naji / @NaseemAlnaji

02/14/2015 at 01:01AM

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#444 - Laurent Stacul / @stac47

02/16/2015 at 01:18PM

15

#445 - Dmitry Zudochkin / @zudochkin

02/18/2015 at 06:16AM

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#446 - Jeremie / @jermoer

02/23/2015 at 04:29AM

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#447 - octotep / @octotep

02/25/2015 at 07:48PM

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#448 - Elizabeth / @sprinkles418

02/27/2015 at 07:58AM

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#449 - Кисы / @ubermuschi

03/02/2015 at 12:48AM

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#450 - Mariano Macchi / @mmacchif

03/02/2015 at 08:49PM