Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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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#181 - Matthieu Honel / @ocus

01/28/2011 at 08:09AM

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#182 - vg / @vimgolfer

01/28/2011 at 12:51PM

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#183 - Joost / @vlabakje

02/11/2011 at 10:57PM

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#184 - dschobel / @dschobel

02/20/2011 at 12:15AM

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#185 - Eivind Jahren / @HaskellElephant

02/21/2011 at 05:19PM

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#186 - Pavlo Klets / @p01nt

02/25/2011 at 10:58AM

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#187 - Jeroen / @teranex

03/01/2011 at 11:03PM

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#188 - Paweu1kZ nbNeyIhH / @yUQlwsFpRSzxJFh

03/06/2011 at 09:52PM

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#189 - Andrew Dorman / @andydorman

03/21/2011 at 02:28PM

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#190 - rabidpraxis / @rabidpraxis

03/24/2011 at 02:26AM

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#191 - Beau Dacious / @nocash

03/24/2011 at 05:41PM

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#192 - Thom Hughes / @thom_hughes_1

03/28/2011 at 09:31AM

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#193 - Mathias Bynens  / @mathias

04/08/2011 at 09:58AM

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#194 - Yannis Chatzimichos / @feedward

04/13/2011 at 12:21PM

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#195 - Derrick Camerino / @robustdj

04/20/2011 at 08:47PM

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#196 - sorami / @boredoms

05/01/2011 at 12:11AM

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#197 - Ilya Strukov / @i1ey

05/02/2011 at 06:30AM

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#198 - Ian McCowan / @valrus

05/29/2011 at 09:42PM

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#199 - Márton Juhász / @juhasz

06/04/2011 at 08:23PM

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#200 - Bryan Kendall / @bkendall

06/06/2011 at 08:28PM

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#201 - Rasmus P / @rasmup

06/09/2011 at 02:25AM

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#202 - Justin Love / @wondible

06/29/2011 at 12:35PM

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#203 - Dan Masquelier / @danmasq

07/01/2011 at 06:28AM

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#204 - Sammasati / @sammasati0

07/17/2011 at 03:23AM

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#205 - Jim Infield / @jinfield

07/21/2011 at 10:26PM

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#206 - Johan Sveholm / @rymdtjuren

07/22/2011 at 12:53AM

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#207 - Dave / @zzdave13

07/27/2011 at 05:56PM

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#208 - Alexander Yermakov / @Mannavard

08/05/2011 at 12:29PM

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#209 - Stanley Wang / @stanleynwang

08/25/2011 at 11:23AM

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#210 - Jesús Espino / @jespinog

09/07/2011 at 09:53AM