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

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"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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640 active golfers, 2296 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#391 - Wade / @vvandy

05/12/2015 at 09:31PM

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#392 - Mauro Persano / @fzort

05/23/2015 at 04:33PM

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#393 - Stefan Knudsen / @knud32

05/29/2015 at 04:44AM

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#394 - Clark DuVall / @theclarkatron

06/02/2015 at 06:14PM

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#395 - Lindsay Swift / @_lindsai_

07/07/2015 at 08:57PM

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#396 - Samir Sadek / @netsamir

07/20/2015 at 08:27PM

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#397 - McKay Ward / @mckayward

07/28/2015 at 03:05AM

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#398 - Jason Schulz / @uxcn_

08/01/2015 at 03:52AM

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#399 - CoCo Loco / @lc2817

08/02/2015 at 10:03AM

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#400 - Jaypal Singh / @JaypalSingh

08/18/2015 at 03:32AM

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#401 - Jörg Meyer / @JoergMy

08/24/2015 at 06:22PM

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#402 - 0e4ef622 / @0e4ef622

10/17/2015 at 09:19PM

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#403 - Ryan Marcotte / @ryanjmarcotte

11/11/2015 at 01:26PM

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#404 - rantelo / @rantelo7

12/02/2015 at 09:12PM

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#405 - Izabel Jelenić / @IzabelJelenic

12/23/2015 at 04:47PM

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#406 - thlix / @thlix

01/10/2016 at 01:42PM

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#407 - Etienne Tremel / @etiennetremel

02/06/2016 at 04:57PM

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#408 - ryo_n / @ryo_n

02/12/2016 at 05:08AM

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#409 - Cristian Lupașcu / @clupasq

02/25/2016 at 09:47AM

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#410 - Chenut Ludovic / @7Brwa7

03/31/2016 at 10:23AM

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#411 - Yanis KHORSI / @YanisKHORSI

04/21/2016 at 01:59PM

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#412 - iNaKoll / @iNaKoll

05/07/2016 at 08:51PM

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#413 - some call me mattp / @mattpep

05/09/2016 at 10:27PM

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#414 - tPenguinLTG / @tpenguinltg

05/15/2016 at 02:49AM

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#415 - Daniel Allen Deutsch / @cmmn_nighthawk

05/31/2016 at 01:39AM

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#416 - Timothy Caleb Nordlo / @tnordloh

06/27/2016 at 08:41PM

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#417 - jan sos / @jann6373

07/14/2016 at 07:05PM

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#418 - 王运 / @640138017

07/20/2016 at 04:00PM

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#419 - Jeremiah Goyette / @JeremiahGoyette

08/01/2016 at 04:44AM

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#420 - Mort Rainey / @arch_midnight

08/22/2016 at 01:14AM