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

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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 9v006283b31d00000000021d

delete swap

delete all swap

Start file

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End file

1234567

View Diff

1,7c1
< 1
< 2
< 3
< 4
< 5
< 6
< 7
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> 1234567

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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567 active golfers, 1818 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#421 - ysw505 / @ysw505

01/14/2024 at 09:57AM

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#422 - EtherFan / @ether_fan

02/25/2024 at 10:07AM

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#423 - kbrashem / @kbrashem

05/17/2024 at 09:33PM

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#424 - Josh Bode / @joshbode

08/27/2024 at 04:22AM

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#425 - DayuanX / @DayuanX

09/29/2024 at 03:35PM

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#426 - Jan Lukány / @lukany

03/08/2025 at 03:10PM

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#427 - jimmymills / @jimmymills

05/17/2025 at 11:58PM

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#428 - zsha0 / @zsha0

06/24/2025 at 05:19AM

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#429 - kovapi3088@serosin.com / @test39654481

06/22/2022 at 02:59PM

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#430 - William Kennedy / @_williamkennedy

08/09/2022 at 10:01AM

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#431 - ⚫ hgtp://Shifor 🛠️ / @shifor_gnome

01/31/2023 at 07:49PM

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#432 - Thomas Hiron / @thomashiron

02/20/2023 at 10:42AM

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#433 - Sarah Jones / @SarahJo03185595

03/14/2023 at 03:43PM

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#434 - koppa / @4koppa

05/25/2022 at 09:30AM

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#435 - Josh Goebel / @dreamer3

05/29/2022 at 01:45AM

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#436 - happy cola / @ccolahappy

06/11/2022 at 07:08AM

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#437 - yann / @ylsarto

06/20/2022 at 06:11AM

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#438 - bastien batardier / @supercamarche

10/06/2022 at 09:55PM

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#439 - Vim Golf / @Golf4Vim

10/30/2022 at 07:01PM

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#440 - Tunian Grey / @salmonianpink

02/26/2023 at 02:07PM

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#441 - 왕마악 / @zzondeuc

03/15/2023 at 08:21AM

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#442 - Erick Gonzalez / @eygl_erick

06/09/2023 at 04:49AM

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#443 - Roman Malyshkov / @Rmkek

11/07/2023 at 12:23PM

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#444 - Robert Przybycień / @Monokheiros

05/19/2022 at 03:45PM

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#445 - PL Siddharth / @Havok1993

06/29/2022 at 07:49AM

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#446 - rechade / @rechade

07/18/2022 at 11:41AM

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#447 - Akshay Barpute / @akshaybarpute

09/26/2022 at 01:46AM

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#448 - jn / @j1357924

10/26/2022 at 01:37PM

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#449 - snowy / @snowyeveryday

11/01/2022 at 01:07AM

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#450 - Isaak Meier / @IsaakMeier

11/02/2022 at 11:51PM