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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 55054f0ac64edd79b00265ac

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This is some kind of « paste -d'\n' c b a ». There are many ways to achieve this.. just find the shortest!

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kif_004c.jpg
p1000055.jpg
mov00843.mpg
dsc00959.jpg

1978-07-29
2004-08-22
2007-01-18
2015-03-15

OVEGU
FXNGR
QNAPR
GBQNL

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OVEGU
1978-07-29
kif_004c.jpg
FXNGR
2004-08-22
p1000055.jpg
QNAPR
2007-01-18
mov00843.mpg
GBQNL
2015-03-15
dsc00959.jpg

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< p1000055.jpg
< mov00843.mpg
< dsc00959.jpg
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< 1978-07-29
< 2004-08-22
< 2007-01-18
< 2015-03-15
< 
11a2,3
> 1978-07-29
> kif_004c.jpg
12a5,6
> 2004-08-22
> p1000055.jpg
13a8,9
> 2007-01-18
> mov00843.mpg
14a11,12
> 2015-03-15
> dsc00959.jpg

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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Created by: @mcr05 Tweet

60 active golfers, 185 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

03/18/2015 at 11:55AM

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#2 - Kaleb Hornsby / @thekaleb

03/23/2015 at 05:51PM

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#3 - John Braxler / @braxler

03/23/2015 at 06:57PM

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#4 - DrHobo / @_DrHobo_

04/04/2015 at 03:48PM

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#5 - Walker Boh / @walker_boh

10/13/2015 at 09:11AM

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#6 - Bennett Bernardoni / @BBernardoni

06/30/2017 at 09:46PM

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#7 - Turkey Man / @lvturkeyman

12/03/2017 at 03:37PM

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#8 - Janzen / @__Coos

09/30/2022 at 10:31AM

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#9 - Peppa Pig / @PeppaPi95550250

06/28/2024 at 05:39AM

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#10 - nickGPT / @nickandbro

08/28/2024 at 04:23AM

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#11 - Marcelo Montu / @_mMontu_

03/17/2015 at 06:10PM

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#12 - mevmev / @mevmev8

09/30/2021 at 11:13AM

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#13 - Berel94 / @Berel94

03/20/2024 at 10:34PM

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#14 - Jean George / @JeanGeo20504212

07/04/2022 at 09:12PM

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#15 - E Both / @enboth

04/12/2015 at 12:21AM

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#16 - Rohan Orton / @rohan_orton

03/15/2015 at 10:30PM

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#17 - pftb12345 / @pftb12345

03/28/2015 at 08:59AM

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#18 - Ala' Ibrahim / @alaa_ibrahim

04/02/2015 at 05:08AM

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#19 - Daniel / @Daniel00288663

04/06/2017 at 02:50PM

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#20 - Sergio / @voyeg3r

09/21/2018 at 12:17PM

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#21 - Matt / @mcr05

03/15/2015 at 12:12PM

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#22 - aborilov / @aborilov

03/19/2015 at 11:58AM

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#23 - Michi Loro / @michiloro

03/19/2015 at 12:03PM

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#24 - Mariano Macchi / @mmacchif

03/15/2015 at 01:11PM

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#25 - Andreas Carben / @meiner_eins

03/24/2015 at 10:55PM

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#26 - Mauro Persano / @fzort

06/05/2015 at 11:09PM

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#27 - Lifepillar / @lifepillar

06/29/2015 at 03:42PM

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#28 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

12/03/2015 at 11:40PM

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#29 - BartJanssen / @BartJanssen

03/15/2015 at 05:41PM

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#30 - Kenny / @zumalifeguard

03/15/2015 at 08:07PM