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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 571028960c64c90990000003

From A to B

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Start file

A.a.A.A.A
A.A.a.A.A
A.A.A.a.A

End file

BBBbB
BBbBB
BbBBB

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< A.a.A.A.A
< A.A.a.A.A
< A.A.A.a.A
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> BBBbB
> BBbBB
> BbBBB

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: @holalluis Tweet

159 active golfers, 591 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#61 - glepha / @glepha_vim

04/15/2016 at 07:06AM

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#62 - Victor Haffreingue / @nobe_4

04/15/2016 at 08:13AM

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#63 - Jan Bundesmann / @janbundesmann

04/15/2016 at 10:26AM

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#64 - abhinavgujjar / @abhinavgujjar

04/15/2016 at 06:01PM

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#65 - johannes err / @into_the_beta

04/16/2016 at 09:16AM

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#66 - Blake Tereau / @BlakeTereau

04/16/2016 at 03:58PM

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#67 - Philiphone / @Philiphone

04/17/2016 at 07:58AM

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#68 - E Both / @enboth

04/17/2016 at 03:29PM

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#69 - Domingue Justin / @_jdomingue

04/17/2016 at 06:11PM

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#70 - Kai Yuan / @kentyuan

04/18/2016 at 11:33AM

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#71 - Robert Mosher / @rcmosher

04/18/2016 at 01:58PM

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#72 - Dimitar Dimitrov / @kurkale6ka

04/19/2016 at 08:58AM

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#73 - Eero-Antero Säisä / @jakolasku

05/02/2016 at 05:05PM

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#74 - Jason Pleau / @JasonPleau

05/05/2016 at 12:54AM

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#75 - Andres Araya / @arayaandresfco

05/14/2016 at 02:09AM

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#76 - Tom / @CronutFacts

05/15/2016 at 09:42PM

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#77 - tgmeng / @lazy_fabric

06/08/2016 at 08:29AM

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#78 - Michal Sylwester / @msylw

06/09/2016 at 04:53AM

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#79 - Gabriel Tailor / @gabriel_tailor

06/09/2016 at 07:35AM

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#80 - David Devecsery / @devecsery

06/12/2016 at 08:07PM

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#81 - Ram Tamtam / @ramtamtamtam

06/22/2016 at 09:28AM

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#82 - Lifepillar / @lifepillar

07/06/2016 at 07:28PM

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#83 - Mort Rainey / @arch_midnight

08/22/2016 at 01:05AM

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#84 - Christian Rondeau / @c_rondeau

10/17/2016 at 03:02AM

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#85 - Marcin / @Marcin89439917

12/31/2016 at 01:22AM

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#86 - Alex Linden / @alexwlinden1

04/26/2017 at 06:36PM

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#87 - Remus Dalrymple / @bornintheflames

05/06/2017 at 12:00AM

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#88 - Matthew Mongeau / @halogenandtoast

05/12/2017 at 12:53AM

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#89 - Rami Hovi / @hacker_lawyer

05/18/2017 at 09:45AM

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#90 - Carl Egbert / @CarlOEgbert

06/12/2017 at 01:11AM