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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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683 active golfers, 2498 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#241 - Bobby Showalter / @bobbyshowalter

08/07/2018 at 06:59PM

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#242 - Brendan B Amdocs / @AmdocsB

09/25/2018 at 03:54PM

10

#243 - Mihai / @mihaicristiant

12/04/2018 at 12:45PM

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#244 - band / @band26376522

12/04/2018 at 11:38PM

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#245 - 默罕默德 / @Rt6RjEAJ987Woes

01/22/2019 at 01:30PM

10

#246 - Alex Standke / @xanderstrike

01/25/2019 at 06:29PM

10

#247 - Kris Ezra / @kris_ezra

02/03/2019 at 09:03PM

10

#248 - Mateen Ulhaq / @sicariusnoctis

02/13/2019 at 06:14AM

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#249 - LUTZ Jean / @Croustibot

03/05/2019 at 02:15PM

10

#250 - ahm4711 / @ahm4711

03/07/2019 at 11:22PM

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#251 - tenteke / @kuskus3

03/14/2019 at 03:09PM

10

#252 - Scott / @chil2

04/02/2019 at 03:19AM

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#253 - wanghbxxxx / @wanghbxxxx

04/08/2019 at 01:47AM

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#254 - Arno / @arnoxmp

05/09/2019 at 07:46AM

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#255 - ARK / @ARK69712394

05/12/2019 at 08:34PM

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#256 - Erik Lindeborg / @ErikLindeborg

06/08/2019 at 11:43AM

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#257 - Chester Yap / @Chest_ErYap

07/14/2019 at 07:50PM

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#258 - vana / @vana15129217

07/22/2019 at 09:33AM

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#259 - sooqua / @sooqua

08/09/2019 at 04:00AM

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#260 - Wistan Chou / @wisty97

08/15/2019 at 04:58PM

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#261 - Lory / @Lory46845742

11/08/2019 at 02:50PM

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#262 - 임덕윤 / @SnLHUF5ZYJXqI1m

01/04/2020 at 12:41AM

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#263 - Jason Neylon / @jasonneylon

02/15/2020 at 08:15AM

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#264 - countime / @countime1

03/12/2020 at 11:04AM

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#265 - floyd / @floyd10086

03/24/2020 at 05:00AM

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#266 - eshel / @EshelBM

03/29/2020 at 07:22PM

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#267 - Fnord Everywhere / @FnordE

05/14/2020 at 08:48AM

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#268 - iBhagwan / @iiBhagwan

05/14/2020 at 10:28PM

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#269 - 于吉星 / @fishermryn

05/28/2020 at 09:28AM

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#270 - Ming Dai / @MingDai2

06/30/2020 at 10:13PM