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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 51ed21c65b7a9c0002000012

Counting in binary

"a" represents 0; "A" represents 1. Start from zero and count to 15.

Start file

aaaa

End file

aaaa
aaaA
aaAa
aaAA
aAaa
aAaA
aAAa
aAAA
Aaaa
AaaA
AaAa
AaAA
AAaa
AAaA
AAAa
AAAA

View Diff

1a2,16
> aaaA
> aaAa
> aaAA
> aAaa
> aAaA
> aAAa
> aAAA
> Aaaa
> AaaA
> AaAa
> AaAA
> AAaa
> AAaA
> AAAa
> AAAA

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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Y7p$rA<Left><Down><C-V><Down>rA<Left><Down><C-R><C-V><Down><Down><Esc><Down><Up><Up><C-V><Down><Down><Down>rA<Down><Down><Right><C-V><Down>rA<Down><Right>rA<Up><Up>rA<Up><Up>rA<Up><Up><Up>V<Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down>:g<BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS>g/^/m0<CR><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down>V<Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up>yu:$<CR>p<Up><Down>V<Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down>g~<Esc>:wq<CR>

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117 active golfers, 526 entries

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#31 - Roland Schatz / @fl_Overmind

07/23/2013 at 02:21PM

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#32 - Heath Patterson / @HeathPatterson

08/09/2013 at 06:08PM

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#33 - Joonas Pihlajamaa / @jokkebk

02/28/2014 at 02:36PM

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#34 - Tullio Facchinetti / @toolleeo

07/23/2013 at 10:31PM

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#35 - Steve Tjoa / @stevetjoa

07/24/2013 at 04:34PM

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#36 - Armand Halbert / @armandhalbert

08/07/2013 at 07:17PM

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#37 - Stephen Drodge / @sjdrodge

09/19/2013 at 01:40AM

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#38 - Tyler / @tylerbindon

10/20/2013 at 06:31PM

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#39 - Casey Dwyer / @caseydwyer

10/24/2013 at 08:11PM

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#40 - John Meisner / @jmeisned

06/26/2014 at 10:37PM

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#41 - ———đίxίє—flαтlίиє——— / @_dixie_flatline

07/24/2013 at 12:53AM

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#42 - Darshana Umakanth / @TechyHobbit

07/26/2013 at 02:37AM

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#43 - Quota / @Quotad

01/23/2014 at 10:56AM

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#44 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

10/25/2015 at 03:01AM

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#45 - Bunwut Tson / @NbTson

09/01/2013 at 12:11PM

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#46 - Ali El Amine / @Allouch95

02/07/2014 at 02:55PM

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#47 - dan baker / @danbaker_a

08/09/2013 at 09:21PM

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#48 - RockerZZY / @rocker_zzy

06/14/2020 at 01:43AM

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#49 - Marcin Szamotulski / @me_coot

10/11/2013 at 11:20PM

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01/26/2019 at 11:13AM

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#51 - Andrew / @vimGolfAndrew

08/16/2013 at 11:08AM

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#52 - Jérémy Autran / @jjautran

01/31/2014 at 10:25AM

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#53 - Tim Chase / @gumnos

07/22/2013 at 06:16PM

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#54 - mnx / @mnxx

07/22/2013 at 08:26PM

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#55 - Nolen Royalty / @NolenRoyalty

07/24/2013 at 04:58AM

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#56 - David Baynard / @dbaynard

08/04/2013 at 05:37AM

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#57 - Nikolay Frantsev / @Shutnik

02/03/2014 at 11:39AM

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#58 - vansan / @VinceVansan

08/21/2013 at 09:18PM

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#59 - Adrien Canuel / @AdrienCanuel

11/20/2014 at 01:54PM

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#60 - _ky_ / @ultimate_ky

08/13/2013 at 06:27AM