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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

1113 active golfers, 3122 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#991 - Inge Becht / @IngeBecht

01/08/2019 at 07:06PM

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#992 - Edward Vear / @edward_vear

01/27/2019 at 10:26PM

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#993 - Patrick Lavin / @LavinComputes

02/05/2019 at 08:19PM

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#994 - noisevoid / @noisevoid

02/27/2019 at 03:39AM

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#995 - andrwyoung / @andrwyoung1

03/03/2019 at 06:40AM

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#996 - Saphire Lattice / @SaphireLattice

03/06/2019 at 07:14AM

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#997 - zenwalker / @zenwalker93

03/10/2019 at 04:47PM

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#998 - yaarrr / @v0lko

03/18/2019 at 02:23PM

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#999 - Iver Håkonsen / @HakonsenIver

04/24/2019 at 09:02PM

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#1000 - Michaël Lévesque-Dion / @mlevesquedion

04/25/2019 at 10:07PM

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#1001 - Jason Chen / @chezbgone

07/11/2019 at 10:30PM

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#1002 - Fritz Inf / @6360info

08/17/2019 at 09:27AM

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#1003 - monaqa / @mo_naqa

08/22/2019 at 12:07PM

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#1004 - Aioriya / @AioriyaDonk

08/28/2019 at 02:35AM

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#1005 - Abnermtj / @Abnerjr19

11/22/2019 at 12:30PM

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#1006 - Timo Böhm / @TimoBohm

11/26/2019 at 07:19PM

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#1007 - Rafael Lin / @RafaelLin0310

12/11/2019 at 06:10AM

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#1008 - hokonch / @hokonch

12/22/2019 at 04:39PM

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#1009 - Robin Abrahamsson / @rqAbrahamsson

04/30/2020 at 03:11PM

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#1010 - Quentin Leroy / @qnleroy

05/08/2020 at 06:53AM

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#1011 - Daniel Habib / @danielhvs

07/27/2020 at 12:04AM

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#1012 - drGsus / @drGsus

07/27/2020 at 06:32AM

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#1013 - Rustem B. / @_rustemb

07/30/2020 at 11:58PM

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#1014 - Kaustubh Murumkar / @k_austub_h

09/25/2020 at 11:14PM

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#1015 - Jordan Martel / @martelosaurus

10/14/2020 at 04:20AM

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#1016 - Digital Dog / @the_digital_dog

01/05/2022 at 01:04PM

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#1017 - Graeme Smith / @InstaGraeme

01/20/2022 at 06:46AM

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#1018 - POSIX / @po6ix

01/22/2022 at 03:44PM

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#1019 - Jonas / @j0na3

09/11/2014 at 07:45PM

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#1020 - Guillaume Seren / @guillaumeseren

09/16/2014 at 02:09PM