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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 4d1cc35a35b40650b800043a

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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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Created by: @rodmar_ Tweet

407 active golfers, 687 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#151 - Lee Marlow / @lmarlow

01/01/2011 at 03:41AM

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#152 - larsd / @larsd

01/01/2011 at 06:33AM

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#153 - Casey W Crites / @caseycrites

01/01/2011 at 06:46AM

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#154 - dominique pellé / @vimgolfisto

01/01/2011 at 10:15AM

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#155 - Israel Chauca F. / @Raimondi

01/01/2011 at 11:19AM

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#156 - derp derp / @derp__

01/01/2011 at 07:48PM

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#157 - Pete Johns / @johnsyweb

01/02/2011 at 09:18AM

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#158 - vTsoumenis / @kioopi

01/02/2011 at 02:45PM

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#159 - Ben Lenarts / @benlenarts

01/02/2011 at 11:41PM

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#160 - Foo Foo / @foofoofoo42

01/03/2011 at 07:21AM

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#161 - Chad Waters / @cgwaters

01/03/2011 at 02:46PM

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#162 - Larry Marburger / @lmarburger

01/03/2011 at 05:49PM

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#163 - Clément Nodet / @clementnodet

01/03/2011 at 11:12PM

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#164 - Aaron Bull Schaefer / @elasticdog

01/05/2011 at 01:06AM

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#165 - Victor Vaile / @victorv4_

01/05/2011 at 07:18AM

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#166 - Javier Arce / @javier

01/05/2011 at 08:45PM

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#167 - Ujjwol Lamichhane / @Ujjwol

01/06/2011 at 02:12PM

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#168 - Stephan Weller / @stephan_weller

01/06/2011 at 05:31PM

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#169 - Francisco Dibar / @frandibar

01/08/2011 at 05:18AM

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#170 - aimee / @sermoa

01/09/2011 at 04:50PM

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#171 - drio / @drio

01/10/2011 at 12:32AM

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#172 - Wonha Ryu / @beingryu

01/11/2011 at 06:55AM

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#173 - fuck you / @jerkassholeface

01/15/2011 at 12:32AM

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#174 - Thomas Schönwälder / @Masei1988

01/15/2011 at 09:33PM

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#175 - Federico Galassi / @federicogalassi

01/17/2011 at 06:31PM

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#176 - jcmvbkbc / @jcmvbkbc

01/18/2011 at 09:29PM

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#177 - Vladimir Parfinenko / @cypok

01/19/2011 at 06:16AM

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#178 - Andrey A. Ugolnik / @andreyugolnik

01/19/2011 at 08:23PM

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#179 - Oleg Roshupkin / @jjjahson

01/21/2011 at 04:24AM

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#180 - xhtmlforum / @xhtmlforum

01/25/2011 at 08:01AM