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Pick a challenge, fire up Vim, and show us what you got.

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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 4d1aaf2fb11838287d000036

Reverse characters in a line

You have everything you need, just not in the right order. Mastermind would give you 26 white pegs.

Start file

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

End file

zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba

View Diff

--- in	2010-12-28 19:41:39.000000000 -0800
+++ out	2010-12-28 19:41:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -1 +1 @@
-abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
+zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba

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!

Check out these helpful resources to improve your Vim skills... Game on.

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Created by: @josh_triplett Tweet

261 active golfers, 750 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#61 - brett / @brettyukich

09/24/2013 at 09:06AM

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#62 - cj / @cj01101

01/30/2014 at 08:56PM

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#63 - God / @iamgod

03/31/2014 at 09:52AM

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#64 - Frank Dinoff / @FDinoff

04/03/2014 at 08:03PM

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#65 - Kai Yuan / @kentyuan

04/03/2014 at 08:05PM

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#66 - D / @justcallmedrago

04/04/2014 at 09:22PM

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#67 - Mattias Fransson / @azzidoos

09/08/2014 at 04:08PM

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#68 - E Both / @enboth

04/09/2015 at 09:43PM

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#69 - pftb12345 / @pftb12345

04/15/2015 at 05:59AM

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#70 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

01/12/2016 at 06:32PM

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#71 - Ryan Dwyer / @ryan_dwyer

06/06/2016 at 03:22AM

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#72 - Ben Hill / @KaizenSoze70

06/10/2016 at 06:18PM

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#73 - tPenguinLTG / @tpenguinltg

01/02/2017 at 01:21AM

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#74 - BarbaJol / @drpproteus

01/10/2018 at 05:04PM

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#75 - Paul Draghicescu / @pdragy

03/23/2018 at 02:58AM

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#76 - DHM / @DHM29978992

05/01/2018 at 02:45AM

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#77 - Mihai / @mihaicristiant

02/23/2019 at 06:19PM

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#78 - Dan / @dstein64

03/31/2019 at 11:31PM

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#79 - Nolen Royalty / @NolenRoyalty

05/15/2019 at 03:26AM

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#80 - Filipe Brandenburger / @filbranden

07/08/2019 at 12:42AM

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#81 - vimRunnerUp3000 / @VUp3000

09/02/2019 at 06:10PM

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#82 - Lory / @Lory46845742

12/10/2019 at 07:56AM

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#83 - blabla zincou / @BZincou

03/08/2022 at 06:47PM

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#84 - Jean George / @JeanGeo20504212

03/30/2022 at 10:12AM

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#85 - Levi Wheeler / @LeviWhe68726437

06/16/2022 at 07:02PM

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#86 - Александр Моисеев / @Aleksan43607471

01/23/2023 at 12:23PM

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#87 - Berkay Berabi / @BerkayBerabi

05/01/2023 at 05:39PM

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#88 - moh ayaya / @AyayaMoh

08/20/2023 at 05:10PM

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#89 - kbrashem / @kbrashem

05/14/2024 at 03:34PM

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#90 - pajamaman7 aka tommyBuckets / @pajamaman7

05/28/2024 at 09:35PM