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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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#571 - Stani Banani / @Stani_Banani

10/16/2015 at 07:13PM

15

#572 - Anshu Avinash / @anshu_avinash

10/17/2015 at 10:20PM

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#573 - merphant / @merphant

10/22/2015 at 07:19AM

15

#574 - James Potter / @JJPotterkowski

11/01/2015 at 02:32PM

15

#575 - Julian Andrews / @NoLemurs

11/07/2015 at 05:24AM

15

#576 - Pete Sevander / @Sevanteri

11/10/2015 at 01:00PM

15

#577 - agricantare / @agricantare

11/15/2015 at 08:00AM

15

#578 - Conor Ryan / @conorjryan

11/16/2015 at 01:27PM

15

#579 - territorialmale / @territorialmale

11/17/2015 at 12:17PM

15

#580 - rantelo / @rantelo7

11/30/2015 at 09:19PM

15

#581 - Holden Lewis / @lonnez90

12/03/2015 at 02:51PM

15

#582 - Yann Colina / @YannColina

12/08/2015 at 05:58PM

15

#583 - Sean Stout / @s183s657

12/10/2015 at 03:57AM

15

#584 - Jay Hack / @_jayhack_

12/11/2015 at 08:41PM

15

#585 - Paulo H Baumann / @PauloBaumann

12/14/2015 at 02:14AM

15

#586 - retro / @tryphopp

12/22/2015 at 04:56AM

15

#587 - Izabel Jelenić / @IzabelJelenic

12/22/2015 at 06:09PM

15

#588 - Jo / @jonearth42

12/24/2015 at 12:30PM

15

#589 - Laurent Atlan / @laurentatlan1

12/29/2015 at 09:02PM

15

#590 - thlix / @thlix

01/09/2016 at 02:51PM

15

#591 - j c / @CLiquidee

01/19/2016 at 02:57PM

15

#592 - TS / @tiredsounds

01/27/2016 at 04:46AM

15

#593 - Durga Swaroop Perla / @durgaswaroop

02/04/2016 at 12:36PM

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#594 - Cristian Lupașcu / @clupasq

02/08/2016 at 10:20AM

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#595 - Alex J. Ahraus / @fanaugen

02/08/2016 at 09:56PM

15

#596 - Caleb Roberts / @calebmail2012

03/01/2016 at 05:24PM

15

#597 - Michel Ganguin / @tinycrazyfish

03/02/2016 at 01:42PM

15

#598 - DaJuEm / @DaJuEm

03/03/2016 at 07:53AM

15

#599 - Jan Bundesmann / @janbundesmann

03/11/2016 at 01:08PM

15

#600 - Benjamin Miller / @Bmiller14Miller

04/06/2016 at 04:09PM