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

1079 active golfers, 3004 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#571 - retro / @tryphopp

12/22/2015 at 04:56AM

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#572 - Izabel Jelenić / @IzabelJelenic

12/22/2015 at 06:09PM

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#573 - Jo / @jonearth42

12/24/2015 at 12:30PM

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#574 - Laurent Atlan / @laurentatlan1

12/29/2015 at 09:02PM

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#575 - thlix / @thlix

01/09/2016 at 02:51PM

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#576 - j c / @CLiquidee

01/19/2016 at 02:57PM

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#577 - TS / @tiredsounds

01/27/2016 at 04:46AM

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#578 - Durga Swaroop Perla / @durgaswaroop

02/04/2016 at 12:36PM

15

#579 - Cristian Lupașcu / @clupasq

02/08/2016 at 10:20AM

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#580 - Alex J. Ahraus / @fanaugen

02/08/2016 at 09:56PM

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#581 - Caleb Roberts / @calebmail2012

03/01/2016 at 05:24PM

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#582 - Michel Ganguin / @tinycrazyfish

03/02/2016 at 01:42PM

15

#583 - DaJuEm / @DaJuEm

03/03/2016 at 07:53AM

15

#584 - Jan Bundesmann / @janbundesmann

03/11/2016 at 01:08PM

15

#585 - Benjamin Miller / @Bmiller14Miller

04/06/2016 at 04:09PM

15

#586 - tPenguinLTG / @tpenguinltg

04/27/2016 at 09:30PM

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#587 - Ian Malerich / @IMalerich

05/04/2016 at 10:52PM

15

#588 - Jason Pleau / @JasonPleau

05/05/2016 at 01:21AM

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#589 - iNaKoll / @iNaKoll

05/07/2016 at 08:14PM

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#590 - damon kelley / @damonkelley

05/12/2016 at 05:38PM

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#591 - Andres Araya / @arayaandresfco

05/15/2016 at 01:50PM

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#592 - Timothy Caleb Nordlo / @tnordloh

06/27/2016 at 05:13AM

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#593 - Reuben Huxley / @missiontocode

06/29/2016 at 10:32PM

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#594 - 王运 / @640138017

07/18/2016 at 02:04PM

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#595 - André Peric Tavares / @andre_peric

07/21/2016 at 12:52PM

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#596 - Jeremiah Goyette / @JeremiahGoyette

08/01/2016 at 04:02AM

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#597 - Tautvilas / @TautviIas

08/11/2016 at 12:28PM

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#598 - Peter Brynza / @v3_1

08/19/2016 at 07:21PM

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#599 - citaret / @citaret

08/25/2016 at 02:36AM

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#600 - God / @iamgod

09/01/2016 at 10:19AM