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

That hyphen

"vim vi improved"

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improved)
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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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#241 - George Crabtree / @supercrabtree

10/17/2014 at 10:21PM

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#242 - block_given? / @block_given

10/18/2014 at 02:36AM

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#243 - Avia Aharon / @aviaron

10/20/2014 at 08:02PM

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#244 - Ryan Glassett / @rollsavager

10/22/2014 at 04:23PM

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#245 - Zapata / @Incredible_JFP

10/25/2014 at 06:36PM

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#246 - kungfuchad / @kungfuchad

10/27/2014 at 11:47AM

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#247 - buz / @buzbone

10/29/2014 at 11:10AM

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#248 - Karol Katerżawa / @CharlieQbx

11/06/2014 at 10:49AM

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#249 - John Smith / @temp_soraismus

11/18/2014 at 03:21AM

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#250 - Roberto Alegro / @robertoaall

11/30/2014 at 04:13AM

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#251 - Abdo Achkar / @Achkar

12/06/2014 at 12:32PM

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#252 - Josu Oyanguren / @josuoyanguren

12/18/2014 at 04:27PM

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#253 - Joshua Greeenberg / @JoshuaGreeenber

12/19/2014 at 12:23PM

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#254 - Geoff Huston / @AGeoffHuston

12/23/2014 at 04:33AM

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#255 - r. / @rmarvie

12/26/2014 at 12:50PM

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#256 - Filipe Almeida / @filipe_almeida

12/31/2014 at 03:56AM

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#257 - ゆきみ / @edp02

01/01/2015 at 09:15AM

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#258 - Grisha Pushkov / @readoonly

01/01/2015 at 06:45PM

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#259 - Carlos A Henríquez Q / @lagunex

01/18/2015 at 09:51AM

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#260 - Ilari Mäkelä / @ilarimkel

01/20/2015 at 07:17PM

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#261 - no name / @vimgol

01/29/2015 at 06:36PM

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#262 - xieyh11 / @xieyh11

02/13/2015 at 04:31AM

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#263 - Ben Plantinga / @benplantinga

03/03/2015 at 06:48AM

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#264 - Robin Moussu / @robin_moussu

03/30/2015 at 09:23PM

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#265 - Michael Cramer / @mlcramer

05/02/2015 at 12:57AM

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#266 - Antony Scriven / @antonyscriven

05/05/2015 at 03:57PM

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#267 - danweaver / @danweaver

05/14/2015 at 04:29PM

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#268 - Camusensei / @Camusensei

05/19/2015 at 12:52PM

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#269 - Victor Haffreingue / @nobe_4

05/19/2015 at 08:47PM

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#270 - Daniel Worthington / @halffullheart

05/20/2015 at 10:29PM