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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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683 active golfers, 2498 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#331 - Roland Hougs / @OminousWater

02/21/2016 at 05:21PM

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#332 - Jaron Hamlik / @jdhamlik

02/27/2016 at 10:59PM

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#333 - Robber Toe / @robbertoe

04/01/2016 at 02:09AM

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#334 - tgmeng / @lazy_fabric

06/10/2016 at 03:12AM

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#335 - Ram Tamtam / @ramtamtamtam

06/22/2016 at 02:47PM

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#336 - Santiclause / @Santiclause

10/28/2016 at 09:40PM

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#337 - Bill Ruddock / @biinari

10/31/2016 at 03:47AM

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#338 - timerella® / @timerella

11/17/2016 at 10:25PM

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#339 - Zhihong Liu / @pieapple03

02/14/2017 at 12:37AM

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#340 - vasco s otsuka / @vascoosx

02/17/2017 at 09:52AM

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#341 - jack / @jack28887741

02/24/2017 at 09:59AM

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#342 - xwle / @xwle

03/15/2017 at 07:37AM

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#343 - Alexander Bessonov / @nonsleepr

03/15/2017 at 08:38PM

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#344 - Daniel / @Daniel00288663

03/17/2017 at 01:01PM

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#345 - jakeroberts / @jakeroberts

05/20/2017 at 03:30PM

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#346 - Florian Gauger / @FlorianGauger

06/03/2017 at 05:35AM

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#347 - Carl Egbert / @CarlOEgbert

06/09/2017 at 11:19PM

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#348 - Ezra Zigmond / @ezrazig

06/21/2017 at 08:58PM

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#349 - Clement Keirua / @clemkeirua

08/30/2017 at 01:41PM

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#350 - harpocrates744 / @harpocrates744

09/05/2017 at 10:14PM

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#351 - Brian Hall / @_bruab_

10/04/2017 at 03:58PM

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#352 - Jon Bakies / @jonbakies

10/05/2017 at 07:53PM

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#353 - Saul Hardman / @saulhardman

12/01/2017 at 03:50PM

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#354 - GreenPinguin / @GreenPinguin2

03/14/2018 at 10:44AM

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#355 - DHM / @DHM29978992

04/15/2018 at 12:57AM

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#356 - Jonathan Camilleri / @Too_Many_Taken

05/26/2018 at 12:48PM

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#357 - 石奕心 / @allenshih1

06/07/2018 at 02:07AM

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#358 - 赤佐田奈葉 / @akasatanaha_

07/03/2018 at 02:17AM

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#359 - Bruce Park / @bpark0

11/04/2018 at 11:15PM

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#360 - Sebastien Nicoud / @sebnukem

02/04/2019 at 01:33AM