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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 5fad35a736518b000960caef

Put a cross in the square

Put a cross in the square

Start file

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End file

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Solutions

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Created by: @rax0m Tweet

70 active golfers, 167 entries

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#31 - Smylers / @Smylers2

11/14/2020 at 10:50AM

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#32 - Jonáš Šerých / @serycjon

11/15/2020 at 06:12PM

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#33 - Jan Lukány / @Lukanyj

11/17/2020 at 10:22PM

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#34 - quemeraisc / @quemeraisc

11/20/2020 at 08:07AM

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#35 - Leander Hendrikx / @leanderhendrikx

11/22/2020 at 11:03AM

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#36 - __VimGolfer__ / @VimGolfer19

11/27/2020 at 06:56PM

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#37 - chocolate / @chocola81394123

11/29/2020 at 04:55AM

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#38 - hepebexè / @hepebexe

11/30/2020 at 06:31PM

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#39 - Fake Konto / @F4k3K0n70

02/14/2021 at 05:48PM

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#40 - 김범준 / @kmbmjn

02/17/2021 at 05:52AM

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#41 - Tuure / @tuure_p

03/22/2021 at 02:37AM

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#42 - Eric Söderström / @eksoderstrom

03/26/2021 at 03:53PM

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#43 - Kurtis D. Miller / @phdkurt

05/26/2021 at 05:27PM

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#44 - grsh / @girish_i_am

05/27/2021 at 08:40AM

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#45 - Sebastien Nicoud / @sebnukem

07/19/2021 at 01:25AM

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#46 - mevmev / @mevmev8

09/04/2021 at 12:32PM

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#47 - x03n046 / @x03n046

05/23/2022 at 09:05AM

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#48 - brett / @brettyukich

08/12/2022 at 03:33PM

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#49 - Desentcare / @ashuyali

08/25/2022 at 06:43AM

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#50 - キムラ・OPEL・ユウジ / @kimurayuuji79

10/13/2022 at 03:55AM

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#51 - steve / @steve35773420

11/18/2022 at 06:25PM

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#52 - qyACvBm9H8 / @QyBm9

12/04/2022 at 01:41AM

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#53 - usermod / @g_usermod

02/10/2023 at 01:47PM

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#54 - RosaTryp / @RosaTryp

03/15/2023 at 05:40PM

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#55 - jasonlee / @jasonle61136657

03/30/2023 at 11:43PM

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#56 - Vinícius Hoyer / @viniciushoyer

11/20/2020 at 02:58PM

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#57 - WhyIsThisFishInMyEar / @why_ear

11/21/2021 at 12:56AM

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#58 - Joe Ellis / @joechrisellis

12/05/2021 at 04:38PM

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#59 - Daniel Harding / @living_180

04/14/2022 at 05:05PM

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#60 - 梅 / @umetosawara

05/04/2022 at 01:03PM