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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 5c5f20c1e2dcab0009c10530

Build a six

Just enjoy building "a" floors...

Start file

6

End file

     a = 1
    aa = 2
   aaa = 3
  aaaa = 4
 aaaaa = 5
aaaaaa = 6

View Diff

1,6d0
<      a = 1
<     aa = 2
<    aaa = 3
<   aaaa = 4
<  aaaaa = 5
< aaaaaa = 6

Solutions

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Created by: @SirAviles Tweet

100 active golfers, 307 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1 - “Smylers” / @Smylers2

02/09/2019 at 10:22PM

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#2 - Tinko Minko / @tandikula

02/09/2019 at 10:30PM

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#3 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

02/10/2019 at 01:49AM

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#4 - Henrique Malheiro / @rike09

02/10/2019 at 10:27AM

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#5 - 𝚃𝚒𝚝𝚘𝚞𝚊𝚗 𝚃𝚎𝚢𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚎𝚛 / @TitouanT_

02/10/2019 at 12:30PM

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#6 - adir ohayon / @AdirKip

02/10/2019 at 03:39PM

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#7 - ؜ / @h43z

02/10/2019 at 05:58PM

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#8 - Sebastien Nicoud / @sebnukem

02/10/2019 at 07:06PM

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#9 - Saki Gw / @Sakigw

02/11/2019 at 07:50AM

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#10 - Christopher Weyand / @swordman378

02/11/2019 at 01:15PM

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#11 - John Braxler / @braxler

02/11/2019 at 02:02PM

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#12 - Tim White / @antichrist65535

02/12/2019 at 01:00AM

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#13 - Mateen Ulhaq / @sicariusnoctis

02/12/2019 at 07:05AM

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#14 - Jan Bundesmann / @janbundesmann

02/12/2019 at 12:18PM

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#15 - Timothy Michael Fox / @Timothy_M_Fox

02/12/2019 at 06:18PM

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#16 - Jan Sturm / @JanSturm77

02/12/2019 at 08:20PM

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#17 - MuadDev / @MuadDev

02/14/2019 at 10:31AM

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#18 - Nieko Maatjes / @niekomaatjes

02/14/2019 at 11:12AM

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#19 - Bob_V / @Bob_V

02/14/2019 at 03:56PM

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#20 - TimMcGuire / @mcguire

02/14/2019 at 10:47PM

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#21 - Filipe Brandenburger / @filbranden

02/17/2019 at 03:32AM

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#22 - Turkey Man / @lvturkeyman

02/20/2019 at 05:51AM

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#23 - Roger Stoltz / @rogsto1

02/27/2019 at 11:28PM

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#24 - vince / @vincentvangott

03/06/2019 at 09:30PM

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#25 - Marty Boren / @beanmaximalist

03/13/2019 at 05:44AM

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#26 - Amado Antonini / @AmadoAntonini

03/15/2019 at 01:55PM

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#27 - k24w24 / @k24w24

03/25/2019 at 11:11AM

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#28 - Scott / @chil2

04/02/2019 at 03:04AM

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#29 - serent / @serent

04/09/2019 at 01:04AM

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#30 - J. Nick Terry / @deft_code

04/09/2019 at 08:03PM