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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 54345d14d529ef0002227d4c

That hyphen

"vim vi improved"

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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!

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613 active golfers, 2178 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#301 - jakeroberts / @jakeroberts

05/20/2017 at 03:30PM

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#302 - Florian Gauger / @FlorianGauger

06/03/2017 at 05:35AM

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#303 - Carl Egbert / @CarlOEgbert

06/09/2017 at 11:19PM

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#304 - Ezra Zigmond / @ezrazig

06/21/2017 at 08:58PM

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#305 - Clement Keirua / @clemkeirua

08/30/2017 at 01:41PM

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#306 - harpocrates744 / @harpocrates744

09/05/2017 at 10:14PM

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#307 - Brian Hall / @_bruab_

10/04/2017 at 03:58PM

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#308 - Jon Bakies / @jonbakies

10/05/2017 at 07:53PM

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#309 - Saul Hardman / @saulhardman

12/01/2017 at 03:50PM

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#310 - GreenPinguin / @GreenPinguin2

03/14/2018 at 10:44AM

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#311 - DHM / @DHM29978992

04/15/2018 at 12:57AM

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#312 - Jonathan Camilleri / @Too_Many_Taken

05/26/2018 at 12:48PM

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#313 - 石奕心 / @allenshih1

06/07/2018 at 02:07AM

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#314 - 赤佐田奈葉 / @akasatanaha_

07/03/2018 at 02:17AM

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#315 - Bruce Park / @bpark0

11/04/2018 at 11:15PM

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#316 - Sebastien Nicoud / @sebnukem

02/04/2019 at 01:33AM

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#317 - hn9u / @hn9u

03/05/2019 at 02:14PM

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#318 - Groovy / @groovy9

03/08/2019 at 04:21PM

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#319 - Tyler k the science guy / @tyler_karpe

04/02/2019 at 07:56AM

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#320 - Nick Yeow / @nickyeow

05/25/2019 at 07:18AM

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#321 - Petru-Armand Bancila / @petruarmand

07/09/2019 at 08:40PM

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#322 - Nadav Spiegelman / @nadavspi

10/07/2014 at 10:48PM

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#323 - Amit Verma / @amitv12

10/07/2014 at 11:23PM

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#324 - Michael Foley / @m1foley

10/07/2014 at 11:57PM

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#325 - Dezső Zoltán / @zakiazigazi

10/08/2014 at 02:01AM

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#326 - Bart / @oneofmanybarts

10/08/2014 at 07:49AM

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#327 - takashi / @k_takashi0309

10/08/2014 at 12:42PM

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#328 - Jakob / @jajob

10/08/2014 at 07:23PM

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#329 - Maxim / @HateLinux

10/09/2014 at 06:58AM

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#330 - Carlos López / @morrizon

10/09/2014 at 10:59AM