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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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#1021 - Алексей Кашуба / @Alex_Kashuba

08/31/2019 at 08:30PM

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#1022 - Iggy / @iggredible

09/04/2019 at 04:06AM

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#1023 - Zach Ingbretsen / @ZIngbretsen

09/08/2019 at 11:54PM

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#1024 - Andac Safa / @SanDForcE94

09/11/2019 at 11:17PM

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#1025 - Abnermtj / @Abnerjr19

09/15/2019 at 02:29PM

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#1026 - Cassandra / @kascein

09/17/2019 at 05:39AM

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#1027 - Sebastian Müller / @echsberde

09/21/2019 at 01:53PM

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#1028 - vimgolfer / @vimgolfer7

09/21/2019 at 03:28PM

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#1029 - Honza Uhlík / @JanUhlik

09/22/2019 at 08:29AM

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#1030 - Viktor Styrud / @ViktorStyrud

09/25/2019 at 01:32PM

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#1031 - Adrian Craciun / @adi_craciun

09/27/2019 at 07:32PM

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#1032 - IronTiger Park / @IrontigerP

10/11/2019 at 12:14AM

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#1033 - Sam O'Malley / @Samuel_OMalley

10/12/2019 at 04:10AM

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#1034 - KlondikeBaer / @BaerKlondike

10/14/2019 at 05:56PM

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#1035 - Homo Ludens / @BsMainly

10/17/2019 at 02:55PM

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#1036 - leo / @leo28356948

10/18/2019 at 04:46AM

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#1037 - Ivan Volosyuk / @IvanVolosyuk

10/21/2019 at 10:45AM

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#1038 - @soller@fosstodon.org / @jeremy_soller

10/25/2019 at 01:59AM

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#1039 - vicver09 / @vicver091

10/28/2019 at 02:07PM

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#1040 - Tokos Apos / @AposTokosapos

11/05/2019 at 11:08AM

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#1041 - Chris Covert / @covertcj

11/07/2019 at 08:44PM

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#1042 - harmony_krieg / @harmony_krieg

11/09/2019 at 12:15PM

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#1043 - skamgolf / @skamgolf

11/10/2019 at 12:28AM

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#1044 - shoji541 / @shoji541

11/10/2019 at 12:20PM

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#1045 - Lei Kin / @kireinasorakin

11/12/2019 at 06:20PM

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#1046 - Daniel Klepacki / @daniel_klepacki

11/14/2019 at 05:48PM

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#1047 - shota_ogswr / @shota_ogasawara

11/24/2019 at 03:03PM

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#1048 - Magnus Bjuvensjö / @mbjuvensjo

11/24/2019 at 11:01PM

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#1049 - cínicoycansino / @pgv958

11/29/2019 at 09:50AM

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#1050 - Hector Ricardo / @Hector_Ricardo3

12/03/2019 at 10:10PM