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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 5192f96ad8df110002000002

Words in parens

We should all ace this, right?

Start file

one two
three

End file

(one) (two)
(three)

View Diff

1,2c1,2
< one two
< three
---
> (one) (two)
> (three)

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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3969 active golfers, 12967 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#901 - heisenderp / @0xheisenderp

08/03/2018 at 01:56PM

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#902 - BanyRule / @BanyRule

08/05/2018 at 02:32PM

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#903 - Jacky Lee / @grenmester

08/07/2018 at 06:04AM

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#904 - O / @O34721877

08/07/2018 at 06:32AM

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#905 - PCS Solutions / @PeteSolutions

08/10/2018 at 07:37PM

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#906 - Noel Qiao / @NoelQiao

08/16/2018 at 02:34AM

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#907 - Brandon Emery Craig / @iambcraig

08/17/2018 at 08:02PM

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#908 - Mark Watson / @mrkrwtsn

08/17/2018 at 08:05PM

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#909 - Fergus Longley / @FergusLongley

08/18/2018 at 11:32AM

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#910 - Roberto Martínez / @nilp0inter

08/26/2018 at 09:33PM

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#911 - Simon Ingelsson / @_DeVVaN_

08/27/2018 at 12:19PM

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#912 - Lucas / @Lucas24474922

08/28/2018 at 01:40PM

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#913 - Trey Deitch / @differenceeq

09/02/2018 at 12:29AM

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#914 - Manuel Oswald / @_maoswald

09/02/2018 at 12:27PM

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#915 - a / @a05150445

09/06/2018 at 03:49AM

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#916 - Jeff / @sir_wiggles3

09/07/2018 at 08:21AM

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#917 - Ezekiel Vladimir / @EzekielVladimir

09/11/2018 at 09:51AM

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#918 - Bart3k / @Bart3k3

09/11/2018 at 07:41PM

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#919 - Robin De Mol / @RobinDeMol

09/14/2018 at 08:50AM

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#920 - Rebecca V. / @rxbxccxv

09/15/2018 at 06:38AM

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#921 - Ruben Paz / @IstarEldritch

09/16/2018 at 05:19PM

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#922 - Ondřej Soukup / @goodQuestion_or

09/16/2018 at 06:38PM

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#923 - Rasmus Bergström / @JRasmusBm

09/27/2018 at 05:28AM

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#924 - DoubleIA / @IaDouble

09/30/2018 at 10:38AM

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#925 - Dax / @zacoxi

10/05/2018 at 02:28AM

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#926 - a / @UseForVim

10/05/2018 at 01:22PM

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#927 - Will / @VVi11_I_AM

10/07/2018 at 10:42PM

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#928 - Taylor Shane Hawkins / @underempire

10/09/2018 at 05:16PM

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#929 - Tuomas Jokioja / @TJokioja

10/10/2018 at 02:33PM

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#930 - Benjamin Kiesl / @BenjaminKiesl

10/11/2018 at 01:13PM