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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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601 active golfers, 2125 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#481 - Marcin Brański / @3h4xx

03/10/2015 at 03:59PM

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#482 - BartJanssen / @BartJanssen

03/13/2015 at 07:43AM

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#483 - Jay Pfaffman / @pfaffman

04/27/2015 at 07:37PM

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#484 - Rolf / @liffon

04/28/2015 at 08:21PM

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#485 - Jonas Ng / @jnshey

05/26/2015 at 03:13PM

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#486 - Kevin Knox / @kevinrknox

05/26/2015 at 05:55PM

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#487 - mat / @matgeist

06/02/2015 at 06:07PM

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#488 - Hervé Rouault / @hrouault

06/12/2015 at 09:52PM

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#489 - raghu erapaneedi / @raghue9

06/19/2015 at 12:58PM

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#490 - darookee / @darookee

07/24/2015 at 09:44AM

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#491 - alex / @alexAngle8

08/23/2015 at 06:30AM

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#492 - Jesse Atkinson / @jsatk

08/29/2015 at 03:48AM

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#493 - AD / @Lievr0

11/21/2015 at 02:32PM

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#494 - Holden Lewis / @lonnez90

12/03/2015 at 01:36AM

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#495 - twenty2twoss / @twenty2twoss

01/20/2016 at 06:17PM

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#496 - Pratap Koritala / @pratap_koritala

02/21/2016 at 05:52AM

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#497 - John Brown / @ThisIsJohnBrown

03/06/2016 at 04:24AM

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#498 - M S / @b1790037

03/15/2016 at 06:03PM

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#499 - Dinesh Bhosale / @MrDineshBhosale

03/30/2016 at 10:30PM

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#500 - Ryan Dwyer / @ryan_dwyer

06/05/2016 at 09:46PM

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#501 - Micha / @michman89

08/12/2016 at 10:02AM

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#502 - Nome / @sensorario

12/13/2016 at 06:21AM

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#503 - Patrick Sanan / @patricksanan

02/20/2017 at 01:36PM

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#504 - Brandon Height / @Lask0x

08/08/2017 at 03:52AM

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#505 - Geoff / @RealGeoffErwin

10/09/2017 at 06:51PM

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#506 - Luke Parsons / @lukeparsons

12/28/2017 at 01:42PM

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#507 - Dennis Burke / @ikirudennis

02/25/2018 at 02:53PM

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#508 - Tom ten Thij / @eco_coder

08/04/2018 at 09:48AM

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#509 - alex m / @al_mk_

12/18/2018 at 09:47PM

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#510 - Denton Phosavanh / @DPhosavanh

05/18/2019 at 08:38AM