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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 4d1b3d57c58eaa2a8a000510

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Solutions

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Created by: @lee_jarvis Tweet

161 active golfers, 514 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

08/10/2012 at 08:01PM

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#2 - Joseph J. Piché / @jjpiche

08/26/2012 at 07:04AM

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#3 - Conner McDaniel / @connermcd

09/19/2012 at 02:12AM

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#4 - John Braxler / @braxler

05/13/2014 at 06:30PM

18

#5 - Walker Boh / @walker_boh

12/08/2015 at 09:38AM

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#6 - Zhihong Liu / @pieapple03

03/02/2017 at 02:12AM

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#7 - sijinyuan / @sijinyuan

03/04/2017 at 01:57PM

18

#8 - Turkey Man / @lvturkeyman

11/28/2017 at 04:54PM

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#9 - Miłosz Łakomy / @foobar01123

06/25/2020 at 09:49AM

18

#10 - blabla zincou / @BZincou

03/05/2022 at 10:17PM

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#11 - Jean George / @JeanGeo20504212

05/10/2022 at 06:44AM

18

#12 - Zion Park / @zionpark93

01/09/2023 at 03:30AM

18

#13 - Peppa Pig / @PeppaPi95550250

06/01/2024 at 03:47PM

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#14 - Kerson Hsiao / @KersonHsiao

08/10/2012 at 04:32PM

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#15 - Hubba / @HubbaBubbaFett

12/18/2012 at 06:09PM

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#16 - Petro Тrouq / @zulolosi

07/22/2013 at 12:07AM

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#17 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

12/18/2020 at 04:46PM

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#18 - Akira Matsuda / @a_matsuda

01/07/2011 at 04:59AM

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#19 - Tim Chase / @gumnos

01/13/2011 at 02:36AM

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#20 - Wei Dai / @clvv42

01/13/2011 at 02:55AM

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#21 - SirVer / @SirVerII

01/22/2011 at 11:03PM

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#22 - You-Siang Lin / @yslinnctu

11/30/2011 at 01:46PM

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#23 - Rod Knowlton / @codelahoma

04/25/2012 at 12:38AM

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#24 - a24f0600 / @a24f0600

01/10/2013 at 04:48PM

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#25 - pftb12345 / @pftb12345

04/22/2015 at 06:46AM

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#26 - Federico Galassi / @federicogalassi

02/02/2011 at 12:47AM

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#27 - Renat Aksitov / @Korvin79

02/25/2012 at 10:28PM

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#28 - brett / @brettyukich

09/24/2013 at 11:41AM

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#29 - Jung Yeon Park / @park_jungy

08/09/2021 at 01:46PM

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#30 - Scott Berger / @scottberger

09/24/2021 at 08:57PM