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

That hyphen

"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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578 active golfers, 1992 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#241 - Ilari Mäkelä / @ilarimkel

01/20/2015 at 07:17PM

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#242 - no name / @vimgol

01/29/2015 at 06:36PM

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#243 - xieyh11 / @xieyh11

02/13/2015 at 04:31AM

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#244 - Ben Plantinga / @benplantinga

03/03/2015 at 06:48AM

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#245 - Robin Moussu / @robin_moussu

03/30/2015 at 09:23PM

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#246 - Michael Cramer / @mlcramer

05/02/2015 at 12:57AM

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#247 - Antony Scriven / @antonyscriven

05/05/2015 at 03:57PM

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#248 - danweaver / @danweaver

05/14/2015 at 04:29PM

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#249 - Camusensei / @Camusensei

05/19/2015 at 12:52PM

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#250 - Victor Haffreingue / @nobe_4

05/19/2015 at 08:47PM

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#251 - Daniel Worthington / @halffullheart

05/20/2015 at 10:29PM

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#252 - Michael Liou / @mlliou112

06/19/2015 at 02:40AM

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#253 - Mutter Mumble / @muttermumble

06/19/2015 at 11:22AM

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#254 - Blake Tereau / @BlakeTereau

08/13/2015 at 04:45PM

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#255 - Veritas / @_VeritasL

08/23/2015 at 12:57PM

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#256 - oscar / @zonza_mas

09/04/2015 at 02:57PM

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#257 - Mikael Saltzman / @MikaelSaltzman

09/26/2015 at 01:01AM

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#258 - Thomas Draper / @QuanTom561

10/01/2015 at 10:57PM

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#259 - DespicableJerk / @JerkDespicable

10/20/2015 at 02:40PM

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#260 - Peter / @sunirbmag

10/27/2015 at 06:44PM

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#261 - VimGolfUser / @UserVim

11/11/2015 at 12:24AM

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#262 - Pete Sevander / @Sevanteri

11/11/2015 at 11:02AM

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#263 - Paul Hornsey / @MadDogNinja

11/27/2015 at 12:04AM

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#264 - Jiahan Wang / @hijiahanwang123

12/08/2015 at 07:51PM

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#265 - Charlie / @wookie_giant

12/22/2015 at 08:51PM

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#266 - Faat / @i_faat

12/29/2015 at 04:06PM

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#267 - Durga Swaroop Perla / @durgaswaroop

02/03/2016 at 05:34PM

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#268 - Roland Hougs / @OminousWater

02/21/2016 at 05:21PM

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#269 - Jaron Hamlik / @jdhamlik

02/27/2016 at 10:59PM

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#270 - Robber Toe / @robbertoe

04/01/2016 at 02:09AM