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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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1098 active golfers, 3076 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#541 - Mauro Persano / @fzort

05/24/2015 at 12:32AM

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#542 - Kevin Knox / @kevinrknox

05/26/2015 at 05:23PM

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#543 - Adetque / @Adetque

05/29/2015 at 09:26AM

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#544 - Clark DuVall / @theclarkatron

06/01/2015 at 09:31PM

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#545 - David Stensland / @DavidStensland

06/03/2015 at 07:31AM

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#546 - Max Br / @maxbr91

06/04/2015 at 12:20PM

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#547 - luffy / @raxcoi

06/05/2015 at 10:57AM

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#548 - Sahana Rajasekar / @sahanarajasekar

06/11/2015 at 03:43AM

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#549 - Thomas McGinniss / @thom_bomb75

06/11/2015 at 09:34PM

15

#550 - Maxime / @Maxime_VII

06/23/2015 at 02:31PM

15

#551 - Skúli Jóhannsson / @skulibj

06/25/2015 at 06:44PM

15

#552 - Juho Heinisuo / @heinisuo

06/25/2015 at 09:40PM

15

#553 - Lindsay Swift / @_lindsai_

07/07/2015 at 08:31PM

15

#554 - Teemu Okkonen / @TeemuOkkonen

07/08/2015 at 07:33PM

15

#555 - Jason Schulz / @uxcn_

08/01/2015 at 02:02AM

15

#556 - MrTchuss / @buffer_x90

08/08/2015 at 02:56PM

15

#557 - Blake Tereau / @BlakeTereau

08/13/2015 at 04:15PM

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#558 - Jaypal Singh / @JaypalSingh

08/18/2015 at 02:01AM

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#559 - alex / @alexAngle8

08/23/2015 at 04:40AM

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#560 - Ryan / @eatsleephack_

08/27/2015 at 04:44AM

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#561 - Maxime Dréau / @mdreau

09/01/2015 at 02:52PM

15

#562 - Hisco / @francis_vega

09/04/2015 at 12:13PM

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#563 - Ben Vandervalk / @benvvalk

09/19/2015 at 02:58AM

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#564 - chris liang / @serhc

09/22/2015 at 10:30PM

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#565 - Thomas Draper / @QuanTom561

09/26/2015 at 04:25AM

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#566 - Konrad / @zichul

09/26/2015 at 10:48AM

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#567 - Marcus Buffett / @MarcusBuffett

10/05/2015 at 04:56AM

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#568 - Mark Brody / @_markbrody

10/14/2015 at 09:55PM

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#569 - vimgolf5555 / @h849718

10/15/2015 at 05:34AM

15

#570 - 朱国栋 / @GuodongZhu

10/15/2015 at 03:44PM