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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

1143 active golfers, 3233 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#541 - Mariano Macchi / @mmacchif

03/02/2015 at 08:49PM

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#542 - Conor McNamara / @conortm

03/04/2015 at 08:59PM

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#543 - Ben Plantinga / @benplantinga

03/05/2015 at 09:38PM

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#544 - ylletyll / @ylletyll

03/10/2015 at 08:01PM

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#545 - Luca Giovagnoli / @ryuzaki250

03/11/2015 at 09:27PM

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#546 - spriggo / @spriggo

03/12/2015 at 07:30PM

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#547 - BartJanssen / @BartJanssen

03/15/2015 at 11:25PM

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#548 - Deepak Surti / @dmsurti

03/16/2015 at 02:21PM

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#549 - Louis Caruana / @louiecaruana

03/26/2015 at 05:16AM

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#550 - ipson_nek / @ipson_nek

03/27/2015 at 12:14PM

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#551 - chvzvhn / @chvzvhn

03/31/2015 at 02:31AM

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#552 - Charles A. Bouffard / @the_cabouffard

04/04/2015 at 07:50PM

15

#553 - talineo / @talineo_

04/10/2015 at 11:20PM

15

#554 - Evan Coleman / @edc1591

04/13/2015 at 05:01PM

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#555 - Hugues de Lassus / @HuguesdeLassus

04/17/2015 at 12:06PM

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#556 - Tom van der Lee / @TomVdLee

04/17/2015 at 12:33PM

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#557 - Dylan Hart / @code_problem

04/21/2015 at 06:46AM

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#558 - nulusr / @nulusr

04/21/2015 at 11:16AM

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#559 - Andreas Carben / @meiner_eins

04/25/2015 at 10:00PM

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#560 - Michael Cramer / @mlcramer

05/01/2015 at 10:41PM

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#561 - Slurpie Chapdash / @SlurpieChapdash

05/07/2015 at 03:05PM

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#562 - R. R. Provencher / @RRProvencher

05/09/2015 at 04:53PM

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#563 - Jonas Ng / @jnshey

05/15/2015 at 03:59PM

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#564 - Victor Haffreingue / @nobe_4

05/19/2015 at 08:07PM

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#565 - Adrien Fabre / @statox42

05/19/2015 at 08:09PM

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#566 - Mauro Persano / @fzort

05/24/2015 at 12:32AM

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#567 - Kevin Knox / @kevinrknox

05/26/2015 at 05:23PM

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#568 - Adetque / @Adetque

05/29/2015 at 09:26AM

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#569 - Clark DuVall / @theclarkatron

06/01/2015 at 09:31PM

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#570 - David Stensland / @DavidStensland

06/03/2015 at 07:31AM