Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

Pick a challenge, fire up Vim, and show us what you got.

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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 559c30948ef59c0eb7000002

Collect List

Convert to comma separated list.

Start file

* item1
* item2
* item3
* item4
* item5

End file

item1,item2,item3,item4,item5

View Diff

1,5c1
< * item1
< * item2
< * item3
< * item4
< * item5
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> item1,item2,item3,item4,item5

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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Created by: @compilejason Tweet

1194 active golfers, 4317 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#601 - Mateen Ulhaq / @sicariusnoctis

02/12/2019 at 03:39AM

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#602 - 默罕默德 / @Rt6RjEAJ987Woes

02/16/2019 at 08:57AM

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#603 - João Silva / @joaosilva155

03/08/2019 at 01:59PM

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#604 - enji / @enji_ja

03/19/2019 at 03:05PM

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#605 - Vimfiz / @vimfiz

03/29/2019 at 04:53PM

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#606 - Scott / @chil2

04/01/2019 at 09:03PM

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#607 - Tyler k the science guy / @tyler_karpe

04/02/2019 at 07:34AM

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#608 - たぬぽん / @eJYwMbymauWKF4B

06/11/2019 at 09:39AM

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#609 - Chester Yap / @Chest_ErYap

07/10/2019 at 01:10AM

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#610 - ささ / @nick11033

08/10/2019 at 09:32AM

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#611 - averageRandomPerson / @averageRandomP1

08/11/2019 at 08:46PM

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#612 - Lory / @Lory46845742

11/02/2019 at 12:55PM

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#613 - mogitate / @mutemeat

11/20/2019 at 02:06PM

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#614 - ErQ325 / @EQ325

12/15/2019 at 08:40AM

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#615 - Dan Kilman / @dan_kilman

12/20/2019 at 11:39PM

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#616 - Wenbo / @nuxping1

12/29/2019 at 03:59PM

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#617 - Ali Kero / @stochastist

02/14/2020 at 09:44PM

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#618 - KingYames / @JamesZeHunter

02/25/2020 at 01:18PM

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#619 - Matt Drover / @mdrover25

03/02/2020 at 01:26PM

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#620 - floyd / @floyd10086

03/11/2020 at 02:10AM

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#621 - RaylanFox / @RaylanFox

04/14/2020 at 03:09PM

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#622 - otfsenter / @otfsenter

06/06/2020 at 10:39AM

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#623 - Romain / @djizeuscoco

06/20/2020 at 05:21PM

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#624 - speisz / @speiszc

09/07/2020 at 08:45PM

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#625 - moh ayaya / @AyayaMoh

11/11/2020 at 08:49PM

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#626 - roudens / @roudens2

12/19/2020 at 10:33AM

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#627 - 0xf00ff00f / @0xf00ff00f

12/15/2022 at 12:41PM

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#628 - zsha0 / @zsha0

06/24/2025 at 05:07AM

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#629 - Bruce Woodward / @Bruce_Woodward

07/17/2015 at 06:05AM

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#630 - Tom van der Lee / @TomVdLee

07/23/2015 at 11:52AM