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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 56d70389bbbe462aff01d42a

Swap values

Well, swap the values...

Start file

name=www-data, groups=developer

End file

name=developer, groups=www-data

View Diff

1c1
< name=www-data, groups=developer
---
> name=developer, groups=www-data

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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1291 active golfers, 4703 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1081 - Erick Sepúlveda / @ericksepu

04/12/2018 at 03:32PM

16

#1082 - Héctor Ramón / @hecrj

05/03/2018 at 04:16PM

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#1083 - Chris Dean / @ChrisDe62379742

06/13/2018 at 12:11AM

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#1084 - codegourmet / @codegourmet

07/11/2018 at 09:05AM

16

#1085 - heisenderp / @0xheisenderp

08/03/2018 at 03:06PM

16

#1086 - Chirag Joshi / @thechijos

08/15/2018 at 02:26AM

16

#1087 - 无眠的夜狐狸 / @fox_ni

08/17/2018 at 06:31AM

16

#1088 - Keldwik Chaldain / @Suskeyhose

09/05/2018 at 11:26PM

16

#1089 - Ketan Agrawal / @_ketan0_

09/24/2018 at 04:14PM

16

#1090 - prince ducaca / @prince_du_caca

09/26/2018 at 09:54PM

16

#1091 - Sxcy / @SxcyX

10/24/2018 at 09:09AM

16

#1092 - m472 / @m4729

10/29/2018 at 02:28PM

16

#1093 - tuyen / @tuyen66827418

12/05/2018 at 10:40AM

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#1094 - DanSnow / @dododavid006

03/08/2019 at 05:41AM

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#1095 - Abe Cede / @A_be_Cede

04/12/2019 at 09:28AM

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#1096 - rvnjsphdmn / @rvnjsphdmn

05/16/2019 at 07:51AM

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#1097 - Sean Sullivan / @_seanyneutron

07/12/2019 at 04:02AM

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#1098 - Mr_Djez / @DjezMr

08/07/2019 at 06:08AM

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#1099 - Aioriya / @AioriyaDonk

08/26/2019 at 05:41PM

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#1100 - None / @sh1chuang

01/09/2020 at 12:30PM

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#1101 - Xiangzhuo Meng / @MengXiangzhuo

01/31/2020 at 05:07PM

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#1102 - yuval jacoby / @yuval_jacoby

03/15/2020 at 11:33PM

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#1103 - Joe Farnsworth / @JoeFarnsworth

03/22/2020 at 09:31PM

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#1104 - Vignesh Shankar / @Vsnake_

05/04/2020 at 02:47PM

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#1105 - dotvimrc / @dotvimrc1

06/29/2020 at 06:51AM

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#1106 - jackmark / @jackmar14540583

07/11/2020 at 03:46AM

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#1107 - Theo Sarrazin / @tshaero

08/18/2020 at 01:31PM

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#1108 - abhijeet patil / @abhijeetptl5

09/02/2020 at 08:45PM

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#1109 - SRINIVASU SALADI / @SRINIVASUS22587

02/17/2025 at 03:37PM

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#1110 - Ethan Rietz / @erietz

07/31/2025 at 01:44PM