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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 55926044bbcb9851bc000001

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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!

Check out these helpful resources to improve your Vim skills... Game on.

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264 active golfers, 787 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1 - John Braxler / @braxler

06/30/2015 at 06:01PM

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#2 - Tim Chase / @gumnos

06/30/2015 at 06:17PM

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#3 - we’re going to need a bigger bot / @assaflavie

06/30/2015 at 06:27PM

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#4 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

06/30/2015 at 06:29PM

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#5 - Mutter Mumble / @muttermumble

06/30/2015 at 06:49PM

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#6 - Petro Тrouq / @zulolosi

06/30/2015 at 07:52PM

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#7 - Alex Girdler / @zraved

06/30/2015 at 10:36PM

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#8 - John Stephens ⚑ / @johnstephens

07/01/2015 at 04:38AM

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#9 - pftb12345 / @pftb12345

07/01/2015 at 05:30AM

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#10 - Vim Viking / @vim_viking

07/01/2015 at 10:49PM

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#11 - raghu erapaneedi / @raghue9

07/03/2015 at 09:42AM

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#12 - Chris / @crr0004

07/04/2015 at 06:37AM

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#13 - Matt / @mcr05

07/04/2015 at 07:58PM

7

#14 - Lifepillar / @lifepillar

07/05/2015 at 03:01PM

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#15 - Mike / @creatre

07/06/2015 at 11:13PM

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#16 - Jacob Niehus / @wilywampa

07/07/2015 at 06:16AM

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#17 - Louis Burke / @LambdaABeta

07/07/2015 at 05:26PM

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#18 - Elizabeth / @sprinkles418

07/07/2015 at 06:40PM

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#19 - Anton Davydov / @anton_davydov

07/07/2015 at 08:24PM

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#20 - Steve Tjoa / @stevetjoa

07/08/2015 at 05:54PM

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#21 - David Willming / @wdialvmeo

07/09/2015 at 04:26AM

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#22 - Smylers / @Smylers2

07/10/2015 at 07:42AM

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#23 - Steffen Köhler / @Baertierchen

07/11/2015 at 09:33PM

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#24 - S.Lebedev / @drasgo

07/17/2015 at 01:25PM

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#25 - James Pringle / @mathbyjames

07/21/2015 at 08:26PM

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#26 - Andreas Schlegel / @andischl

07/26/2015 at 07:50PM

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#27 - Ferdev vimgolf / @fergvimgolf

08/07/2015 at 04:53AM

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#28 - Veritas / @_VeritasL

08/13/2015 at 05:43PM

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#29 - Дима Давыдов / @xaykot

08/14/2015 at 08:07PM

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#30 - Nick Xiao / @nicoster

08/18/2015 at 03:12PM