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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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3971 active golfers, 12975 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#2431 - Kate McKenzie / @KateMcK45252522

04/16/2018 at 02:45AM

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#2432 - jet / @jameslintaylor

04/20/2018 at 03:30AM

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#2433 - vimgolfdummy / @vimgolfdummy

05/05/2018 at 04:39PM

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#2434 - bob / @vg41

05/05/2018 at 09:54PM

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#2435 - Luke Lee / @luke0201

05/06/2018 at 04:04AM

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#2436 - frank p / @icedearth55

05/09/2018 at 03:49PM

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#2437 - Just...That / @I_am_JustThat

05/11/2018 at 03:01PM

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#2438 - Niels Pedersen / @NielsLearnsPy

05/12/2018 at 07:16AM

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#2439 - Nathanael / @ngsilverman

05/13/2018 at 10:45PM

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#2440 - Vincent COMBEY / @VincentCombey

05/23/2018 at 08:51PM

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#2441 - William I. Olojede / @williamolojede

05/27/2018 at 11:11AM

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#2442 - Leila Loezer / @leilaloezer

06/02/2018 at 05:50PM

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#2443 - Dylan Nelson / @dlnnlsn

06/08/2018 at 02:46AM

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#2444 - deeplow / @deeplow1337

06/15/2018 at 09:14PM

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#2445 - ikigai / @ikigai27357012

06/21/2018 at 08:19AM

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#2446 - Norbert / @mullno

06/21/2018 at 07:45PM

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#2447 - Daniel Allen Deutsch / @cmmn_nighthawk

06/22/2018 at 01:43AM

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#2448 - rg thomas / @rgt47

06/22/2018 at 10:44PM

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#2449 - Puj / @MrPuj

07/08/2018 at 07:26AM

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#2450 - 최종원 / @lastone9182

07/15/2018 at 01:38PM

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#2451 - Sérgio Mucciaccia / @SMucciaccia

07/17/2018 at 07:36PM

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#2452 - Ben Weinstein-Raun / @benwr

07/19/2018 at 04:55AM

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#2453 - Bobby Tables / @BobbyTables12

07/19/2018 at 06:18PM

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#2454 - Christoph Heim / @iLords

07/28/2018 at 12:30PM

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#2455 - Hunter Tidwell / @hunter2tidwell

08/01/2018 at 04:35AM

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#2456 - Weston Neal / @wtneal

09/04/2018 at 04:45PM

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#2457 - Igor / @idisaples

09/12/2018 at 04:26PM

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#2458 - Brendan B Amdocs / @AmdocsB

09/24/2018 at 01:55PM

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#2459 - Andy Tockman / @atckmn

10/06/2018 at 09:37PM

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#2460 - Nir Givon / @nir_givon

11/11/2018 at 12:42PM