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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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#61 - Rui Mendes / @rcm_dium

05/07/2015 at 06:55PM

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#62 - Cristian Lupașcu / @clupasq

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#63 - Przemysław Kamiński / @CXLII

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09/12/2013 at 12:08PM

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07/22/2013 at 02:58PM

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10/13/2013 at 09:14PM

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11/04/2014 at 08:57PM

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07/28/2013 at 01:47PM

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#70 - cj / @cj01101

08/03/2013 at 07:25PM

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#71 - Yann Moisan / @YannMoisan

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06/10/2014 at 08:03PM

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10/17/2024 at 10:02PM

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#74 - Justin Le / @mstk

07/24/2013 at 07:01AM

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08/19/2013 at 08:04PM

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09/01/2013 at 02:15AM

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08/21/2014 at 12:33PM

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#79 - zmf_tim / @zmf_tim

07/25/2013 at 12:42PM

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09/11/2013 at 04:51PM

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#81 - Eric Potter / @pottereric

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11/08/2013 at 08:52PM

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#83 - Oliver Christ / @0liverChrist

02/16/2015 at 02:29PM

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#85 - Nathan / @NathanHarperoni

07/24/2013 at 01:05PM

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#87 - Arturo Escaip / @arturoescaip

09/03/2013 at 01:09AM

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#88 - RobertT / @techrt2050

09/10/2013 at 03:46AM

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#89 - pete / @peteches

02/23/2014 at 03:12PM

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#90 - Bradford Powell / @dr_bpow

12/23/2013 at 09:18PM