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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 9v00651eb20100000000025b

Quicksort

We need the numbers in the first row sorted as quickly as possible! Be careful not to disturb the data below the divider though: that must remain unchanged.

Start file
21 8 144 3 89 5 13 34 55 2


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9G3W"fyEW"kyEW"qyE@f w@n8Gyfj}jj$p@rkp@r@0@o"qp$hyfg$p0"qy$fj}jj$p@rkp@r@0pG
f 0y$"_dd 6Gyw@o"kp"0p0"ky$"my$dd "lyy"lp0d$ @mby2eG2@o"0p yiw@o"0p $hyfg$p$
@n6Gtoy2l}++$p@r@0{+ }jj$p@rkp@r@0@o"qp$hyfg$p0"qy$fj}"jyEW"ayEW"byE+"syEW"x
@jV"ep "eyiw@nGG8Gyfj}jj$p@rk@0{ }-"xyiw*``{ndiw{w"eyiw{dG@mlviw"xP@mhdiw"eP
@c@d@d@aww@a@b @m@s@h @o"mp$xx0"my$dd @o"qp@r@0@o"qp$hyfg$p0"qy$dd@f gg @i@g
6Gw"ryEW"iyEW"oyEW"cyEW"nyE+"dyE+l"jyEW"ayEW"byE+"syEW"gyEW"hyE5Gy$@0 oyEWgg
End file
2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 144


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9G3W"fyEW"kyEW"qyE@f w@n8Gyfj}jj$p@rkp@r@0@o"qp$hyfg$p0"qy$fj}jj$p@rkp@r@0pG
f 0y$"_dd 6Gyw@o"kp"0p0"ky$"my$dd "lyy"lp0d$ @mby2eG2@o"0p yiw@o"0p $hyfg$p$
@n6Gtoy2l}++$p@r@0{+ }jj$p@rkp@r@0@o"qp$hyfg$p0"qy$fj}"jyEW"ayEW"byE+"syEW"x
@jV"ep "eyiw@nGG8Gyfj}jj$p@rk@0{ }-"xyiw*``{ndiw{w"eyiw{dG@mlviw"xP@mhdiw"eP
@c@d@d@aww@a@b @m@s@h @o"mp$xx0"my$dd @o"qp@r@0@o"qp$hyfg$p0"qy$dd@f gg @i@g
6Gw"ryEW"iyEW"oyEW"cyEW"nyE+"dyE+l"jyEW"ayEW"byE+"syEW"gyEW"hyE5Gy$@0 oyEWgg

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1c1
< 21 8 144 3 89 5 13 34 55 2
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> 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 144

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#464 MountainHS / @MountainHS - Score: 434 - 03/12/25 @ 06:54
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