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A Simple One

Here is a very simple one - just to illustrate/introduce a vim feature that some people seem to miss...

Start file

999 1999

End file

1024 2048

View Diff

1c1
< 999 1999
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> 1024 2048

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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Created by: @bjjwillis Tweet

609 active golfers, 915 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#421 - Robert Clark / @rsclark2

01/16/2016 at 04:06PM

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#422 - Thijs van den Anker / @thijsvdanker

02/15/2016 at 06:35PM

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#423 - Etienne Tremel / @etiennetremel

02/20/2016 at 09:08PM

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#424 - Dimitar Dimitrov / @kurkale6ka

03/21/2016 at 05:15PM

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#425 - Jan Bundesmann / @janbundesmann

03/22/2016 at 09:34AM

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#426 - glepha / @glepha_vim

03/23/2016 at 05:45AM

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#427 - Chenut Ludovic / @7Brwa7

03/31/2016 at 09:20AM

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#428 - Niru Maheswaranathan / @niru_m

04/03/2016 at 10:11PM

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#429 - ramandeep randhawa / @rsrandhawa

04/11/2016 at 03:25AM

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#430 - manbogot / @gmanbor

04/11/2016 at 02:28PM

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#431 - Joe Searle / @artouk

05/02/2016 at 12:16PM

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#432 - Rob Ert / @robrunner888

05/11/2016 at 11:48AM

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#433 - Eitan Burcat / @eburcat

05/11/2016 at 07:27PM

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#434 - Ikypiky / @nerdbeereis

06/16/2016 at 12:23AM

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#435 - Ameen P / @Ameen_P1

06/18/2016 at 07:38AM

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#436 - Will / @obiwan__k3n00bi

08/10/2016 at 05:18AM

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#437 - swarkEafs / @EafsSwark

08/14/2016 at 09:47AM

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#438 - Stanislav / @prstad

09/28/2016 at 09:42AM

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#439 - Bill Ruddock / @biinari

10/25/2016 at 03:17PM

9

#440 - Josh Callender / @Saponifi3d

10/28/2016 at 05:23AM

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#441 - Emil Rönnbäck / @emilronnback

10/29/2016 at 09:58PM

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#442 - Jonathan Elliott / @jon__elliott

11/02/2016 at 01:59AM

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#443 - Alan Turing / @alantrng

11/14/2016 at 07:15AM

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#444 - Michał Dytko / @DytkoM

12/28/2016 at 01:00PM

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#445 - Jim Bob / @babyclubber

02/28/2017 at 02:39PM

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#446 - Márton Németh / @nemarci42

03/01/2017 at 01:11PM

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#447 - Zhihong Liu / @pieapple03

03/20/2017 at 03:35AM

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#448 - Jeff Kelly / @cheibriados

04/26/2017 at 06:26PM

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#449 - jakeroberts / @jakeroberts

05/16/2017 at 03:17AM

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#450 - Rami Hovi / @hacker_lawyer

05/31/2017 at 06:45PM