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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 54fb143d91984a0e75007579

Fill visual area

Just have fun!

Start file
vim: set nrformats=alpha:
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End file
vim: set nrformats=alpha:
jihgfedcba
iihgfedcba
hhhgfedcba
ggggfedcba
fffffedcba
eeeeeedcba
dddddddcba
ccccccccba
bbbbbbbbba
aaaaaaaaaa

View Diff

2,11c2,11
< ----------
< ----------
< ----------
< ----------
< ----------
< ----------
< ----------
< ----------
< ----------
< ----------
---
> jihgfedcba
> iihgfedcba
> hhhgfedcba
> ggggfedcba
> fffffedcba
> eeeeeedcba
> dddddddcba
> ccccccccba
> bbbbbbbbba
> aaaaaaaaaa

Solutions by @GavinKoeng:

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Created by: @mcr05

39 active golfers, 107 entries

Solutions by @GavinKoeng:
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#11 - Gavin / @GavinKoeng

04/14/2026 at 01:16AM

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#>14 - Gavin / @GavinKoeng

04/14/2026 at 01:16AM

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#>15 - Gavin / @GavinKoeng

04/14/2026 at 01:11AM

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#>15 - Gavin / @GavinKoeng

04/14/2026 at 01:11AM

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#>17 - Gavin / @GavinKoeng

04/14/2026 at 01:10AM

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#>18 - Gavin / @GavinKoeng

04/14/2026 at 01:10AM

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#>19 - Gavin / @GavinKoeng

04/14/2026 at 01:09AM

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#>19 - Gavin / @GavinKoeng

04/14/2026 at 01:09AM

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#>20 - Gavin / @GavinKoeng

04/14/2026 at 01:06AM

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#>23 - Gavin / @GavinKoeng

04/14/2026 at 01:04AM

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#>24 - Gavin / @GavinKoeng

04/14/2026 at 01:01AM

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#>27 - Gavin / @GavinKoeng

04/14/2026 at 12:57AM

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#>30 - Gavin / @GavinKoeng

04/14/2026 at 12:57AM

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#>33 - Gavin / @GavinKoeng

04/14/2026 at 12:56AM

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#>35 - Gavin / @GavinKoeng

04/14/2026 at 12:54AM

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#>37 - Gavin / @GavinKoeng

04/14/2026 at 12:53AM