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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 4d1bfc7ab2c3e06468000137

Round Round

Round Round

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Solutions

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#53 David / @ddddddddavid - Score: 114 - 12/29/10 @ 21:26 
l<C-V>15jrr15j12lv12jh<Esc>k12hlv12lrr12l<C-V>15kjrr9<Esc>v9hhrr<C-V>12jrr14Glllv8lrr8l<C-V>4G11lrrv6hrr<C-V>7jjrr8jv4lrr4l<C-V>6krrv2hrr<C-V>4jrr:wq<CR>

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#54 Daniel Erlandsson / @danneerlandsson - Score: 116 - 07/13/12 @ 06:09 
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#55 Lee Marlow / @lmarlow - Score: 151 - 12/31/10 @ 21:43 
l<C-V>jjjjjjjjjjjjjjj~jll11~hj<C-V>jjjjjjjjjjjjj~16Gll10~~kkhh9hl8~~8hhk<C-V>kkkkkkkkkk~jllvllllll~j<C-V>jjjjjjj~llllll<C-V>jjjjjjjj~jhh<C-V>jjjjjj~hh~~hjh<C-V>jjjjjkk~jjjjjh~~~ZZ

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#56 n / @kivran - Score: 178 - 01/01/11 @ 17:02 
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#57 Jordan Lewis / @JordanALewis - Score: 276 - 12/30/10 @ 15:19 
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#58 Juan C. Muller / @juancmuller - Score: 276 - 12/30/10 @ 19:15 
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#59 Alain Gilbert / @alain_gilbert - Score: 278 - 12/30/10 @ 12:47 
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#60 raj / @rajlekkala - Score: 279 - 12/30/10 @ 01:24 
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#61 drio / @drio - Score: 281 - 01/08/11 @ 05:24 
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#62 Andy Chong / @andycjw - Score: 283 - 12/29/10 @ 19:37 
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#63 Bryan Ward / @binarybison - Score: 293 - 12/29/10 @ 20:16 
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#64 Aviv Ben-Yosef / @avivby - Score: 302 - 12/29/10 @ 21:58 
<Right>jk~<Left><Down><C-V>jjjjjjjjjjjjjjrr....,.,.g'<Up><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Right>~~~~~~~~~~~<C-V>kkkkkkkkkkkkkkrrh<C-V>hhhhhhhhh~j<C-V>jjjjjjjjjjj~jjjjjjjjjjjkjl<C-V>lllllll~kkjjlllllllhljkljkhk<C-V>kkkkkkkkk~<C-V><C-V>h<C-V>hhhhhrRu<C-V>kkjjlllllrrj<C-V>jjjjjjjrrjjjjjjjlrllhrrl<C-V>llrrllhjlljhjkkkk<C-V>kkkkkrrghggu<Esc>ujhk<C-V>jkhrrkljhj<C-V>jjjrr:wq<CR>

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#65 Cyril Pascal / @paxal - Score: 591 - 12/30/10 @ 06:21 
<Right><C-V><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Up>rr<Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Up><C-V><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right>rr<Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><C-V><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Down>rr<C-V><fd-55><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Right><Right><Right>rr<C-V><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Up>rr<Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><C-V><fd-56><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Up><Right><Right>rr<Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><C-V><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up>rr<C-V><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>rr<C-V><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down>rr<Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><C-V><Right><Right><Right>rr<Right><Right><Right><Right><C-V><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up>rr<C-V><Left><Left>rr<C-V><Down><Down><Down><Down>rr:x<CR>

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#66 Benoit D / @Anbcorp - Score: 775 - 12/30/10 @ 08:08 
<Right><C-V>jjjjjjjjjjjjjjj~<Down><Right><Right><C-V><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down>~<Down><Right><Right><C-V><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down>~<Down><Right><Right><C-V><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down>~<Right>~<C-V><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down>~<Right><Up><Right><C-V><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down>~<Up><Right><Right><C-V><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down>~<Left>v<Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>~<Down><Right><Right>~~~~~<Esc>uuuuuu<Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Left><Left>~~~~~~~~~~~<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>~<Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right>~<Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>~~~~~~~~~<Down><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>~<Right><Right><Right><Right><Right>~<Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Up>~<Right><Right><Right>~<Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Down><Left><Right>~~~~~~~<Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Left>~<Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>~<Down>~<Right>~<Down><Left><Left>~<Left><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Left><Left>~~~/r<CR><Up><Left><Left><Left>~ZZ

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Created by: @kana1

66 active golfers, 167 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):
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#1 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

01/05/2013 at 11:17PM

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#2 - Kerson Hsiao / @KersonHsiao

01/08/2013 at 04:42AM

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#3 - Conner McDaniel / @connermcd

09/18/2012 at 09:19PM

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#4 - Tyler Bindon / @tylerbindon

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#5 - Justin Love / @wondible

06/22/2011 at 07:34AM

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#6 - Hu Junfeng / @hujunfeng

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#7 - p0ckets / @p0ckets

10/10/2011 at 01:26AM

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#8 - You-Siang Lin / @yslinnctu

12/01/2011 at 04:56PM

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#9 - Hubba / @HubbaBubbaFett

12/26/2012 at 01:36PM

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#10 - a24f0600 / @a24f0600

01/24/2013 at 05:42AM

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#11 - Austin Taylor / @austintaylor

12/29/2010 at 11:22PM

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#12 - Wei Dai / @clvv42

12/30/2010 at 02:06AM

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#13 - Paul Nicholson / @paulnicholson

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#14 - Amir Hedayaty / @hedayaty

12/31/2010 at 05:34AM

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#15 - David Bengoa / @DvdBng

01/02/2011 at 05:40AM

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#16 - Ujjwol Lamichhane / @Ujjwol

01/06/2011 at 05:58AM

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#17 - dominique pellé / @vimgolfisto

01/06/2011 at 10:45AM

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#18 - Tim Chase / @gumnos

01/13/2011 at 09:18AM

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#19 - Oleg Roshupkin / @jjjahson

01/18/2011 at 05:40AM

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#20 - Stephen Morrow / @yawmark

01/26/2011 at 06:38AM

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#21 - vg / @vimgolfer

02/26/2011 at 10:54AM

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#22 - Arton0306 / @Arton0306

12/18/2011 at 09:47AM

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#23 - Rod Knowlton / @codelahoma

06/04/2012 at 06:13PM

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#24 - Paul King / @nrocy

01/09/2011 at 11:50PM

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#25 - 【Rob Mason】 / @necr0mancer

01/24/2011 at 12:36AM

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#26 - Francisco Dibar / @frandibar

01/13/2011 at 04:15PM

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#27 - Daumantas / @dbaltrus

05/04/2012 at 08:21AM

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#28 - Pete Johns / @johnsyweb

01/12/2011 at 02:02AM

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#29 - Jim Infield / @jinfield

07/19/2011 at 07:10AM

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#30 - Mike Plotz / @antisuji

12/30/2010 at 03:53PM

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#31 - Wesley Wong / @wesleymwwong

02/01/2011 at 12:23AM

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#32 - Akira Matsuda / @a_matsuda

12/30/2010 at 12:34PM

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#33 - Kyle Willmon / @kylewillmon

12/31/2010 at 04:30PM

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#34 - Douglas Stockwell / @dstockwell

12/29/2010 at 08:01PM

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#35 - Andrey A. Ugolnik / @andreyugolnik

01/19/2011 at 01:52PM

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#36 - h_east (DDD ready) / @h_east

01/19/2011 at 09:55AM

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#37 - Brian Ferrell / @endenizen

01/05/2011 at 03:55PM

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#38 - matthewd / @_matthewd

12/29/2010 at 09:41PM

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#39 - Behnam Esfahbod / @zwnj

12/30/2010 at 01:39AM

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#40 - 無ん垢の叫び / @john_ababa

02/23/2012 at 07:44AM

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#41 - Utkarsh Kukreti / @utkarshkukreti

12/30/2010 at 12:39AM

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#42 - Mark Smith-Guerrero / @msmithgu

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#43 - Stuart Gale / @bishboria

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#44 - Renat Aksitov / @Korvin79

02/26/2012 at 11:40AM

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#45 - Fred Nias / @frednias

12/30/2010 at 02:55AM

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#46 - Kana Natsuno / @kana1

12/29/2010 at 07:29PM

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#47 -  Ikhsan Maulana / @ixandidu

12/29/2010 at 11:41PM

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#48 - Guillaume Bonnoron / @gbonnoron

12/30/2010 at 09:17AM

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#49 - Joel Taylor / @otte_rs

12/31/2010 at 09:05PM

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#50 - William Shackleton / @wshackleton

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#51 - Jouko Karvonen / @joukokar

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#52 - Sammasati / @sammasati0

07/16/2011 at 08:11PM

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#53 - David / @ddddddddavid

12/29/2010 at 09:26PM

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#54 - Daniel Erlandsson / @danneerlandsson

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#55 - Lee Marlow / @lmarlow

12/31/2010 at 09:43PM

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#56 - n / @kivran

01/01/2011 at 05:02PM

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#57 - Jordan Lewis / @JordanALewis

12/30/2010 at 03:19PM

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#58 - Juan C. Muller / @juancmuller

12/30/2010 at 07:15PM

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#59 - Alain Gilbert / @alain_gilbert

12/30/2010 at 12:47PM

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#60 - raj / @rajlekkala

12/30/2010 at 01:24AM

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#61 - drio / @drio

01/08/2011 at 05:24AM

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#62 - Andy Chong / @andycjw

12/29/2010 at 07:37PM

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#63 - Bryan Ward / @binarybison

12/29/2010 at 08:16PM

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#64 - Aviv Ben-Yosef / @avivby

12/29/2010 at 09:58PM

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#65 - Cyril Pascal / @paxal

12/30/2010 at 06:21AM

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#66 - Benoit D / @Anbcorp

12/30/2010 at 08:08AM