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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 583112d0215b7c3ed2016bdb

Order and join

There's something special about the input order.

Start file

four
one
two
five
three
six

End file

one two three
four five
six

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10 strokes. Probably.

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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259 active golfers, 983 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#211 - James / @Dronak

08/28/2017 at 02:08AM

14

#212 - Graham Bates / @gigabates

09/24/2017 at 09:01PM

14

#213 - Mike Harris / @MikeMJHarris

11/13/2017 at 03:10PM

14

#214 - z0c / @zerocabal

06/06/2018 at 03:15PM

14

#215 - Sxcy / @SxcyX

11/06/2018 at 04:46PM

14

#216 - J. Nick Terry / @deft_code

04/08/2019 at 10:16PM

15

#217 - Alex Gunning / @XelaGninnug

11/25/2016 at 07:15PM

15

#218 - Ton van den Heuvel / @tonheuvel

12/01/2016 at 01:33PM

15

#219 - Mark Badros / @mbadros

12/08/2016 at 11:47PM

15

#220 - Matt Walsh / @wattmalsh

02/03/2017 at 06:21PM

15

#221 - quex / @quex_info

03/17/2017 at 10:39PM

15

#222 - Brent Woo / @BrentPWoo

10/02/2018 at 05:35PM

15

#223 - Luis Rodriguez / @luisthecoder

11/15/2018 at 12:28AM

15

#224 - GrimmT / @GrimmT10

12/23/2019 at 07:04PM

16

#225 - Niru Maheswaranathan / @niru_m

11/20/2016 at 03:41AM

16

#226 - Mick Killianey / @mkillianey

12/27/2016 at 08:31PM

16

#227 - Paul Inc / @hiniol1982

08/15/2017 at 04:10PM

16

#228 - RockerZZY / @rocker_zzy

06/09/2020 at 11:10PM

17

#229 - GVest Two / @GvestTwo

03/23/2017 at 07:18AM

17

#230 - Gurukandhamoorthi / @Gurukandhamoor1

07/10/2017 at 12:45PM

18

#231 - myjunkmails / @myjunkmails

11/24/2016 at 05:09AM

18

#232 - dadav 🥀 / @__dadav__

08/18/2017 at 04:37PM

19

#233 - John Mahowald / @JohnMahowald

11/22/2016 at 10:33PM

19

#234 - Tim Simislu / @AvianYo

12/11/2016 at 09:54AM

19

#235 - Lukas Galke / @_lpag

06/25/2017 at 10:58PM

19

#236 - Geoff / @RealGeoffErwin

10/09/2017 at 06:47PM

19

#237 - Clémence / @Clemence_Neoxia

02/02/2018 at 10:39AM

19

#238 - Benny / @b1299709

07/29/2018 at 11:35AM

19

#239 - Di Peng / @DCodier

11/01/2018 at 10:38PM

19

#240 - Jurica / @Jurica34581259

11/16/2018 at 12:59PM