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

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"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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683 active golfers, 2498 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#451 - Jeremiah Goyette / @JeremiahGoyette

08/01/2016 at 04:44AM

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#452 - Mort Rainey / @arch_midnight

08/22/2016 at 01:14AM

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#453 - TweetDreams / @TweetMusicians

10/09/2016 at 04:25AM

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#454 - Etienne Florent / @EtienneFlorent

11/23/2016 at 06:23PM

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#455 - Michał Dytko / @DytkoM

12/21/2016 at 09:06AM

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#456 - Hans Yelek / @hans_yelek

01/11/2017 at 04:25AM

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#457 - Yann / @yannstad

02/21/2017 at 05:03AM

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#458 - Edouard Piette / @EdPiette

05/19/2017 at 02:02PM

12

#459 - A1m / @A1mGG

06/03/2017 at 05:26AM

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#460 - Gurukandhamoorthi / @Gurukandhamoor1

07/10/2017 at 01:21PM

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#461 - Charlie OConor / @charlieoconor

10/30/2017 at 05:20PM

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#462 - Elias Åström / @ryvnfn

12/27/2017 at 12:37AM

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#463 - Mike Chen / @chagel

12/27/2017 at 02:30PM

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#464 - c0llision / @sh3llcode

01/26/2018 at 08:04PM

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#465 - ハヤシ / @0__098

07/24/2018 at 01:59PM

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#466 - Bruce Adams / @bruceadams1054

10/13/2018 at 11:38AM

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#467 - Phil Devitt / @GeneralHav0k

01/02/2019 at 04:05PM

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#468 - Timothy Bryan / @tim_bryan

02/22/2019 at 11:32PM

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#469 - zenwalker / @zenwalker93

03/09/2019 at 01:37PM

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#470 - Vitaly Sinilin / @unterwulf

05/15/2019 at 04:06PM

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#471 - albalitz / @_albalitz

06/07/2019 at 01:04PM

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#472 - vicver09 / @vicver091

12/18/2019 at 07:21PM

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#473 - JimmyGymglish / @JGymglish

01/15/2020 at 11:14AM

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#474 - Nick Lee / @TooManyNickLees

04/05/2020 at 09:56PM

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#475 - Gunter Kluge / @KlugeGunter

01/08/2021 at 11:49PM

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#476 - James / @Dronak

10/07/2014 at 11:05PM

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#477 - Eric Kever / @codeoverlode

10/23/2014 at 09:59PM

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#478 - Matthew Barrington / @mbarrin

10/27/2014 at 12:41AM

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#479 - Jesse Morton / @Jesse_Motion

11/03/2014 at 11:44AM

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#480 - PHCerdan / @PHCerdan

11/04/2014 at 03:17AM