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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 52bc9404cbab90000200001c

O Christmas Tree

Design a macro that makes trees grow (or ASCII triangles, if that's too hard).

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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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:set list<CR>qq0yGGp0<C-V>GI <Esc>Gkyyp0s^<Esc>$a^<Esc>Gd$qkk@qkkk@qkkkk@q:wq<CR>

Created by: @udioica Tweet

43 active golfers, 109 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

12/27/2013 at 09:52PM

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#2 - Petro Тrouq / @zulolosi

12/29/2013 at 06:21AM

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#3 - 黒猫 / @darkfeline

01/17/2014 at 11:39AM

22

#4 - John Braxler / @braxler

03/21/2014 at 08:35PM

22

#5 - MonkieeBoi / @MonkieeBoi

11/22/2023 at 10:08AM

22

#6 - Peppa Pig / @PeppaPi95550250

06/30/2024 at 07:29AM

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#7 - oliver mueller / @marcontwit

01/10/2014 at 08:01PM

25

#8 - Domingue Justin / @_jdomingue

12/28/2013 at 09:43PM

25

#9 - Ali Moeeny MD PhD / @alimoeeny

12/29/2013 at 02:20AM

25

#10 - Denis Otkidach / @otkds

02/04/2014 at 11:58AM

25

#11 - Kerson Hsiao / @KersonHsiao

02/16/2014 at 10:38AM

25

#12 - Pedro Santos / @pedrosans

02/20/2014 at 08:08PM

25

#13 - Joonas Pihlajamaa / @jokkebk

03/21/2014 at 09:45AM

25

#14 - TheEngineator / @engineator

12/09/2018 at 07:05PM

26

#15 - Tibor Claassen / @codebeige

12/28/2013 at 12:08PM

26

#16 - Jacob Niehus / @wilywampa

01/04/2014 at 08:52PM

26

#17 - Matthew Draper / @_matthewd

02/28/2014 at 03:45PM

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#18 - Roland Schatz / @fl_Overmind

01/06/2014 at 01:14PM

27

#19 - Jacob Branaugh / @jacobbranaugh

06/25/2014 at 11:00PM

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#20 - Steve Tjoa / @stevetjoa

12/27/2013 at 05:15AM

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#21 - hiding / @I_haveno_name

01/13/2014 at 11:38PM

28

#22 - Patrick Oscity / @der_padde

03/27/2014 at 11:12AM

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#23 - Herrington Darkholme / @nonamesheep

12/27/2013 at 09:12AM

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#24 - winterlight / @winterlight4

12/27/2013 at 10:14PM

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#25 - Brian Olpin / @bolpin

04/20/2014 at 01:31AM

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#26 - Joel Gärtner / @Jeerok

01/08/2014 at 06:13PM

30

#27 - Marcin Cabaj / @marcincabaj

02/04/2014 at 06:52PM

30

#28 - cj / @cj01101

02/04/2014 at 11:37PM

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#29 - Space Sloth / @daspacesloth

03/05/2014 at 09:11PM

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#30 - Allan Tokuda / @atokuda

12/26/2013 at 10:20PM