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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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613 active golfers, 2178 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#391 - Etienne Tremel / @etiennetremel

02/06/2016 at 04:57PM

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#392 - ryo_n / @ryo_n

02/12/2016 at 05:08AM

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#393 - Cristian Lupașcu / @clupasq

02/25/2016 at 09:47AM

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#394 - Chenut Ludovic / @7Brwa7

03/31/2016 at 10:23AM

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#395 - Yanis KHORSI / @YanisKHORSI

04/21/2016 at 01:59PM

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#396 - iNaKoll / @iNaKoll

05/07/2016 at 08:51PM

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#397 - some call me mattp / @mattpep

05/09/2016 at 10:27PM

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#398 - tPenguinLTG / @tpenguinltg

05/15/2016 at 02:49AM

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#399 - Daniel Allen Deutsch / @cmmn_nighthawk

05/31/2016 at 01:39AM

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#400 - Timothy Caleb Nordlo / @tnordloh

06/27/2016 at 08:41PM

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#401 - jan sos / @jann6373

07/14/2016 at 07:05PM

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#402 - 王运 / @640138017

07/20/2016 at 04:00PM

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#403 - Jeremiah Goyette / @JeremiahGoyette

08/01/2016 at 04:44AM

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#404 - Mort Rainey / @arch_midnight

08/22/2016 at 01:14AM

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#405 - TweetDreams / @TweetMusicians

10/09/2016 at 04:25AM

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#406 - Etienne Florent / @EtienneFlorent

11/23/2016 at 06:23PM

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#407 - Michał Dytko / @DytkoM

12/21/2016 at 09:06AM

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#408 - Hans Yelek / @hans_yelek

01/11/2017 at 04:25AM

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#409 - Yann / @yannstad

02/21/2017 at 05:03AM

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#410 - Edouard Piette / @EdPiette

05/19/2017 at 02:02PM

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#411 - A1m / @A1mGG

06/03/2017 at 05:26AM

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#412 - Gurukandhamoorthi / @Gurukandhamoor1

07/10/2017 at 01:21PM

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#413 - Charlie OConor / @charlieoconor

10/30/2017 at 05:20PM

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#414 - Elias Åström / @ryvnfn

12/27/2017 at 12:37AM

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#415 - Mike Chen / @chagel

12/27/2017 at 02:30PM

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#416 - c0llision / @sh3llcode

01/26/2018 at 08:04PM

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#417 - ハヤシ / @0__098

07/24/2018 at 01:59PM

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#418 - Bruce Adams / @bruceadams1054

10/13/2018 at 11:38AM

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#419 - Phil Devitt / @GeneralHav0k

01/02/2019 at 04:05PM

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#420 - Timothy Bryan / @tim_bryan

02/22/2019 at 11:32PM