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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 558aef9a9b964426b5010562

Restore order to the alphabet

The numbers are OK. The letters are wonky.

Start file

0a
1b
2j
3d
4i
5g
6h
7c
8e
9f
10k
11l
12m
13n
14o
15p
16q
17r
18s
19t

End file

0a
1b
2c
3d
4e
5f
6g
7h
8i
9j
10k
11l
12m
13n
14o
15p
16q
17r
18s
19t

View Diff

3c3
< 2j
---
> 2c
5,10c5,10
< 4i
< 5g
< 6h
< 7c
< 8e
< 9f
---
> 4e
> 5f
> 6g
> 7h
> 8i
> 9j

Solutions

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Created by: @udioica Tweet

72 active golfers, 201 entries

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#1 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

06/25/2015 at 06:50PM

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#2 - John Braxler / @braxler

06/25/2015 at 06:53PM

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#3 - Mutter Mumble / @muttermumble

06/25/2015 at 07:46PM

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#4 - Steffen Köhler / @Baertierchen

07/11/2015 at 11:15PM

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#5 - Jaypal Singh / @JaypalSingh

08/18/2015 at 12:02AM

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#6 - Liam Thurston / @lthurston188

08/18/2015 at 01:48AM

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#7 - Mike Adams / @davis_cromwell

10/03/2015 at 11:48PM

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#8 - Walker Boh / @walker_boh

10/08/2015 at 08:10AM

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#9 - Turkey Man / @lvturkeyman

11/28/2017 at 05:17PM

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#10 - russellzhaomao / @russellzhaomao

06/15/2022 at 11:05AM

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#11 - Alex / @AlexanderHeatl2

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#12 - jinx balotchnik / @balotchnik

07/23/2023 at 03:52AM

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#13 - Berel94 / @Berel94

03/16/2024 at 09:49PM

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#14 - Peppa Pig / @PeppaPigSg

06/29/2024 at 06:21AM

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#15 - pftb12345 / @pftb12345

06/24/2015 at 10:39PM

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#16 - Jon Featherstone / @feathj

06/25/2015 at 03:09AM

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#17 - Jakub Horák / @kubahorak

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#18 - Wlad / @wladston

06/25/2015 at 05:00PM

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#21 - Jonas Ng / @jnshey

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#22 - Lifepillar / @lifepillar

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#23 - Matt / @mcr05

06/28/2015 at 06:34AM

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#24 - Adrien Fabre / @statox42

06/29/2015 at 11:59AM

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#25 - ahumph / @ahumph

06/29/2015 at 12:43PM

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#26 - Bart / @oneofmanybarts

06/30/2015 at 08:45AM

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#27 - Elizabeth / @sprinkles418

06/30/2015 at 04:49PM

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#28 - Louis Burke / @LambdaABeta

07/07/2015 at 05:50PM

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#29 - Ferdev vimgolf / @fergvimgolf

08/11/2015 at 10:13PM

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#30 - Калабук Дима / @KalabukDima

08/22/2015 at 07:01PM