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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 54345d14d529ef0002227d4c

That hyphen

"vim vi improved"

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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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688 active golfers, 2520 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#271 - Ming Dai / @MingDai2

06/30/2020 at 10:13PM

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#272 - Ebi / @ehan6

07/09/2020 at 07:53PM

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#273 - Michel Viktor / @tomkpz

08/01/2021 at 04:54AM

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#274 - Jean George / @JeanGeo20504212

09/27/2021 at 09:51PM

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#275 - ._. / @Katharsic

04/25/2022 at 06:34AM

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#276 - quemeraisc / @quemeraisc

06/02/2022 at 09:06AM

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#277 - sapir malka / @sapir5522

06/19/2022 at 02:05PM

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#278 - z00master / @z00master

08/16/2022 at 04:19PM

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#279 - vimgolfaccfekxh / @vimgolfaccfekxh

10/30/2022 at 10:20PM

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#280 - Caek / @Caek_

10/08/2014 at 02:29AM

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#281 - Eduardo / @earada

10/09/2014 at 07:09AM

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#282 - mnx / @mnxx

10/09/2014 at 07:38AM

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#283 - Pierre Bertet / @bpierre

10/10/2014 at 07:29PM

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#284 - Jose Gutierrez / @Jogusa

10/12/2014 at 01:14PM

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#285 - E Both / @enboth

10/13/2014 at 09:29AM

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#286 - Will / @VVi11_I_AM

10/14/2014 at 02:07AM

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#287 - Tomasz Wesołowski / @KosGD

10/14/2014 at 08:24AM

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#288 - George Crabtree / @supercrabtree

10/17/2014 at 10:21PM

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#289 - block_given? / @block_given

10/18/2014 at 02:36AM

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#290 - Avia Aharon / @aviaron

10/20/2014 at 08:02PM

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#291 - Ryan Glassett / @rollsavager

10/22/2014 at 04:23PM

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#292 - Zapata / @Incredible_JFP

10/25/2014 at 06:36PM

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#293 - kungfuchad / @kungfuchad

10/27/2014 at 11:47AM

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#294 - buz / @buzbone

10/29/2014 at 11:10AM

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#295 - Karol Katerżawa / @CharlieQbx

11/06/2014 at 10:49AM

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#296 - John Smith / @temp_soraismus

11/18/2014 at 03:21AM

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#297 - Roberto Alegro / @robertoaall

11/30/2014 at 04:13AM

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#298 - Abdo Achkar / @Achkar

12/06/2014 at 12:32PM

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#299 - Josu Oyanguren / @josuoyanguren

12/18/2014 at 04:27PM

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#300 - Joshua Greeenberg / @JoshuaGreeenber

12/19/2014 at 12:23PM