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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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#571 - Hendrik Lammers / @hendriklammers

05/07/2015 at 07:22PM

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#572 - Agostino Hernandez / @vimagostino

07/08/2015 at 06:40PM

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#573 - Marcus Buffett / @MarcusBuffett

10/05/2015 at 04:58AM

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#574 - Alexander Ryzhikov / @Coobaha

01/15/2016 at 01:40PM

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#575 - Nelson Zhang / @Fasoters

05/24/2017 at 01:18AM

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#576 - Kaydo Alders / @Yousousen

03/13/2018 at 05:07PM

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#577 - andrwyoung / @andrwyoung1

03/04/2019 at 07:19PM

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#578 - Michaël Lévesque-Dion / @mlevesquedion

04/25/2019 at 10:04PM

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#579 - monaqa / @mo_naqa

09/16/2019 at 10:21AM

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#580 - Ariel Miculas / @ArielMiculas

09/19/2019 at 03:28PM

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#581 - CY / @wongcy0

10/17/2014 at 10:41PM

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#582 - Владимир Оберемок / @Nihtalak

10/25/2014 at 08:19PM

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#583 - Mikael Evander / @mikael_evander

11/04/2014 at 12:23PM

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#584 - Jens Weggemann / @JensWeggemann

11/27/2014 at 08:03AM

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#585 - Kyle Nesslein / @knessl

10/02/2015 at 04:43PM

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#586 - Dan Oneata / @DanOneata

05/15/2016 at 03:30PM

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#587 - Random / @Random29985999

11/29/2018 at 03:47PM

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#588 - MGJoe93 / @mgjoe93

03/03/2019 at 06:00PM

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#589 - Isaak Meier / @IsaakMeier

03/12/2019 at 04:51PM

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#590 - Hans Lidiki / @HLidiki

09/07/2019 at 06:10PM

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#591 - Shizukesa / @Shizukesa

07/06/2015 at 10:49PM

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#592 - Christopher Wells / @ExcaliburZero_Z

12/19/2015 at 02:41PM

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#593 - Kairew / @Kairew1

01/23/2020 at 01:26PM

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#594 - F Prades Illanes / @fprades

10/23/2014 at 10:53AM

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#595 - Jan Novak / @odpadnimail

11/18/2014 at 11:46PM

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#596 - Akira Sasaki / @hikomimo

11/20/2014 at 03:52AM

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#597 - Edmundo Perez / @ingedmundo

12/03/2014 at 03:33PM

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#598 - Rao Zvorovski / @RaoZvorovski

12/05/2014 at 11:07AM

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#599 - luffy / @raxcoi

12/16/2014 at 09:48AM

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#600 - Adam Redfern / @AdmRedfern

12/22/2014 at 04:31PM