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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 571808767dd9d30009000001

Align commas

There are 15,000 aligning challenges on vimgolf.com, and they're all exactly the same. I hope this one is a little different.

Start file

just = make,
       all,
       the,
       commas,
       line,
       up

End file

just = make  ,
       all   ,
       the   ,
       commas,
       line  ,
       up

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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!

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<Esc>:%s/,/<Tab>,/g<CR><Esc>:<Esc><Up><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right>x<Up>x<Up>x<Up>xuuuuuuuuuuu<Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right>i  <Left><Left><Left><Down>   <Left><Left><Left><Down>   <Down><Left><Down><Left>  <Esc>ZZ

Created by: @udioica Tweet

236 active golfers, 1040 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#121 - Jason Neylon / @jasonneylon

03/30/2020 at 07:34PM

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#122 - Victor Haffreingue / @nobe_4

04/21/2016 at 05:59AM

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#123 - Sebastián Mancilla / @smancill_m

05/06/2016 at 11:27PM

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#124 - Jacob Niehus / @wilywampa

06/20/2016 at 02:44AM

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#125 - Ben Baker-Smith / @Bit_Synthesis

07/17/2016 at 06:07AM

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#126 - John Barbero Unenge / @JBarberU

10/19/2016 at 12:53PM

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#127 - Etienne Florent / @EtienneFlorent

11/23/2016 at 01:10PM

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#128 - Hans Yelek / @hans_yelek

01/11/2017 at 05:56AM

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#129 - Daniel / @Daniel00288663

03/21/2017 at 04:55PM

16

#130 - Chicuella / @chicuellahere

06/06/2017 at 10:40AM

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#131 - Carl Egbert / @CarlOEgbert

06/11/2017 at 09:03PM

16

#132 - PCS Solutions / @PeteSolutions

08/15/2018 at 11:19PM

16

#133 - d8d90d / @d8d90d

08/19/2018 at 12:01AM

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#134 - PJ Frazer / @pj_frazer

11/23/2018 at 09:47PM

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#135 - Mateen Ulhaq / @sicariusnoctis

02/17/2019 at 12:07AM

16

#136 - Ariel Miculas / @ArielMiculas

09/25/2019 at 04:40PM

16

#137 - Jason / @roosjason

06/09/2020 at 09:25AM

17

#138 - Louis Caruana / @louiecaruana

04/21/2016 at 03:17AM

17

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

04/21/2016 at 05:35AM

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#140 - Cristian Lupașcu / @clupasq

04/21/2016 at 07:45AM

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#141 - Knoppi Brunzmann / @superknoppi

04/21/2016 at 09:14AM

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#142 - glepha / @glepha_vim

04/21/2016 at 09:47AM

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#143 - Kai Yuan / @kentyuan

04/21/2016 at 02:14PM

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#144 - abhinavgujjar / @abhinavgujjar

04/21/2016 at 05:03PM

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#145 - Tose / @Toseim

04/22/2016 at 08:02AM

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#146 - Tallak Tveide / @tallakt

04/22/2016 at 09:07AM

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#147 - Amar / @amarputki

04/22/2016 at 06:24PM

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#148 - Daniel Burnett / @mango_cheetah

04/22/2016 at 09:30PM

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#149 - f00b8tr / @f00b8tr5

04/23/2016 at 03:16AM

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#150 - Philiphone / @Philiphone

04/23/2016 at 12:55PM