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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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691 active golfers, 2538 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#361 - 石奕心 / @allenshih1

06/07/2018 at 02:07AM

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#362 - 赤佐田奈葉 / @akasatanaha_

07/03/2018 at 02:17AM

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#363 - Bruce Park / @bpark0

11/04/2018 at 11:15PM

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#364 - Sebastien Nicoud / @sebnukem

02/04/2019 at 01:33AM

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#365 - hn9u / @hn9u

03/05/2019 at 02:14PM

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#366 - Groovy / @groovy9

03/08/2019 at 04:21PM

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#367 - Tyler k the science guy / @tyler_karpe

04/02/2019 at 07:56AM

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#368 - Nick Yeow / @nickyeow

05/25/2019 at 07:18AM

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#369 - Petru-Armand Bancila / @petruarmand

07/09/2019 at 08:40PM

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#370 - Baine Wedlock / @BaineWedlock

09/24/2019 at 11:55AM

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#371 - RockerZZY / @rocker_zzy

06/08/2020 at 04:22AM

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#372 - Rustem B. / @_rustemb

07/31/2020 at 07:13PM

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#373 - x03n046 / @x03n046

05/18/2022 at 06:09PM

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#374 - Andy Tockman / @atckmn

07/16/2022 at 03:32AM

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#375 - Nadav Spiegelman / @nadavspi

10/07/2014 at 10:48PM

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#376 - Amit Verma / @amitv12

10/07/2014 at 11:23PM

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#377 - Michael Foley / @m1foley

10/07/2014 at 11:57PM

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#378 - Dezső Zoltán / @zakiazigazi

10/08/2014 at 02:01AM

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#379 - Bart / @oneofmanybarts

10/08/2014 at 07:49AM

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#380 - takashi / @k_takashi0309

10/08/2014 at 12:42PM

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#381 - Jakob / @jajob

10/08/2014 at 07:23PM

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#382 - Maxim / @HateLinux

10/09/2014 at 06:58AM

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#383 - Carlos López / @morrizon

10/09/2014 at 10:59AM

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#384 - Sergei Zhgirovski / @Ixanezis

10/10/2014 at 07:58PM

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#385 - Alexandre Ignjatovic / @bankair

10/11/2014 at 02:06PM

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#386 - Nic West / @west_nic

10/15/2014 at 02:04PM

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#387 - Mitch LeBlanc / @symmitchry

10/19/2014 at 06:29AM

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#388 - Raul James / @philojames

10/19/2014 at 07:44AM

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#389 - Anton Geraschenko / @geraschenko

10/20/2014 at 11:55PM

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#390 - R / @7vies

10/21/2014 at 03:43AM