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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 540629666a1e4000020d9e5a

-a-b-c-

Put hyphens everywhere.

Start file

abcdefghijklm

End file

-a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-j-k-l-m-

View Diff

1c1
< abcdefghijklm
---
> -a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-j-k-l-m-

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!

Check out these helpful resources to improve your Vim skills... Game on.

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Created by: @udioica Tweet

1079 active golfers, 3004 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#541 - MrTchuss / @buffer_x90

08/08/2015 at 02:56PM

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#542 - Blake Tereau / @BlakeTereau

08/13/2015 at 04:15PM

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#543 - Jaypal Singh / @JaypalSingh

08/18/2015 at 02:01AM

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#544 - alex / @alexAngle8

08/23/2015 at 04:40AM

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#545 - Ryan / @eatsleephack_

08/27/2015 at 04:44AM

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#546 - Maxime Dréau / @mdreau

09/01/2015 at 02:52PM

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#547 - Hisco / @francis_vega

09/04/2015 at 12:13PM

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#548 - Ben Vandervalk / @benvvalk

09/19/2015 at 02:58AM

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#549 - chris liang / @serhc

09/22/2015 at 10:30PM

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#550 - Thomas Draper / @QuanTom561

09/26/2015 at 04:25AM

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#551 - Konrad / @zichul

09/26/2015 at 10:48AM

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#552 - Marcus Buffett / @MarcusBuffett

10/05/2015 at 04:56AM

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#553 - Mark Brody / @_markbrody

10/14/2015 at 09:55PM

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#554 - vimgolf5555 / @h849718

10/15/2015 at 05:34AM

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#555 - 朱国栋 / @GuodongZhu

10/15/2015 at 03:44PM

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#556 - Stani Banani / @Stani_Banani

10/16/2015 at 07:13PM

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#557 - Anshu Avinash / @anshu_avinash

10/17/2015 at 10:20PM

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#558 - merphant / @merphant

10/22/2015 at 07:19AM

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#559 - James Potter / @JJPotterkowski

11/01/2015 at 02:32PM

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#560 - Julian Andrews / @NoLemurs

11/07/2015 at 05:24AM

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#561 - Pete Sevander / @Sevanteri

11/10/2015 at 01:00PM

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#562 - agricantare / @agricantare

11/15/2015 at 08:00AM

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#563 - Conor Ryan / @conorjryan

11/16/2015 at 01:27PM

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#564 - territorialmale / @territorialmale

11/17/2015 at 12:17PM

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#565 - rantelo / @rantelo7

11/30/2015 at 09:19PM

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#566 - Holden Lewis / @lonnez90

12/03/2015 at 02:51PM

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#567 - Yann Colina / @YannColina

12/08/2015 at 05:58PM

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#568 - Sean Stout / @s183s657

12/10/2015 at 03:57AM

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#569 - Jay Hack / @_jayhack_

12/11/2015 at 08:41PM

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#570 - Paulo H Baumann / @PauloBaumann

12/14/2015 at 02:14AM