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

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$ gem install vimgolf
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Delete to the end of the current line

Delete to the end of the current line, but keep the character under the cursor.

Start file

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End file

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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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413 active golfers, 858 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#301 - Timothy Michael Fox / @Timothy_M_Fox

01/16/2019 at 06:20PM

6

#302 - Stefano Bettani / @StefanoBettani

01/19/2019 at 01:22PM

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#303 - wrglprmft / @wrglprmft

01/19/2019 at 07:48PM

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#304 - joe / @wyohjoe

01/23/2019 at 11:28AM

6

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

01/23/2019 at 03:22PM

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#306 - Hayfay D. Audax / @HayfayDA

01/24/2019 at 01:04AM

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#307 - churaki / @churaki

01/25/2019 at 09:10PM

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#308 - Thomas Branch / @twighk

01/27/2019 at 01:01PM

6

#309 - Mac Goever / @MacGoever

01/27/2019 at 08:37PM

6

#310 - 默罕默德 / @Rt6RjEAJ987Woes

01/31/2019 at 09:28AM

6

#311 - Тёма / @Timon_Surikat

01/31/2019 at 04:58PM

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#312 - Slawek Ligus / @ooz_ie

02/13/2019 at 10:06PM

6

#313 - Ng Sek Long / @NgSekLong

02/15/2019 at 03:27AM

6

#314 - sjcomp / @sjcomp

02/25/2019 at 04:40PM

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#315 - gravestench / @noisevoid

02/26/2019 at 04:38PM

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#316 - Ashley Harvey / @ashleyharvey87

03/07/2019 at 09:21PM

6

#317 - Elias Daler / @EliasDaler

03/12/2019 at 03:31PM

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#318 - hn9u / @hn9u

03/13/2019 at 03:32PM

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#319 - ui / @ui61065627

03/14/2019 at 05:36AM

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#320 - Amado Antonini / @AmadoAntonini

03/14/2019 at 12:34PM

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#321 - John Maxwell / @jmaxyz

03/15/2019 at 12:44AM

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#322 - The Joe / @computerjoe708

03/17/2019 at 05:20PM

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#323 - cubemike / @cubemike

03/23/2019 at 05:31PM

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#324 - 김형창 / @uVmEMZsCgcYvqZi

03/29/2019 at 03:11AM

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#325 - Kvarz Mozazxrt / @KvarzMozazxrt

04/04/2019 at 12:47PM

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#326 - Laurent Atlan / @laurentatlan1

04/14/2019 at 08:00PM

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#327 - nvb46c74f8ih / @nvb46c74f8ih

05/12/2019 at 09:35AM

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#328 - Nick Yeow / @nickyeow

05/22/2019 at 11:19AM

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#329 - albalitz / @_albalitz

06/05/2019 at 08:14AM

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#330 - Березницкий Вадим / @vad1mster

07/08/2019 at 02:02PM