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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
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Numbering a List

Pretty simple, number the list.

Start file

line one
line two
line three
line four
line five
line six
line seven
line eight

End file

1. line one
2. line two
3. line three
4. line four
5. line five
6. line six
7. line seven
8. line eight

View Diff

1,8c1,8
< line one
< line two
< line three
< line four
< line five
< line six
< line seven
< line eight
---
> 1. line one
> 2. line two
> 3. line three
> 4. line four
> 5. line five
> 6. line six
> 7. line seven
> 8. line eight

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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Created by: @khamer Tweet

654 active golfers, 1935 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#151 - Steve Morrow / @yawmark

03/05/2011 at 02:04AM

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#152 - vg / @vimgolfer

03/05/2011 at 03:05AM

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#153 - Bradly Feeley / @bradly

03/05/2011 at 04:38AM

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#154 - Wei Dai / @clvv42

03/05/2011 at 05:08AM

19

#155 - Balkoth / @_Balkoth_

03/05/2011 at 08:42AM

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#156 - Pete Johns / @johnsyweb

03/05/2011 at 09:49AM

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#157 - Pavlo Klets / @p01nt

03/05/2011 at 11:03AM

19

#158 - iCross / @iCrossOfficial

03/05/2011 at 02:11PM

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#159 - Michał Taszycki / @mehowte

03/05/2011 at 07:14PM

19

#160 - Paweu1kZ nbNeyIhH / @yUQlwsFpRSzxJFh

03/06/2011 at 01:53AM

19

#161 - Oleg Roshupkin / @jjjahson

03/06/2011 at 05:30AM

19

#162 - Ruy Diaz / @diazruy

03/07/2011 at 09:47PM

19

#163 - keo / @keo

03/07/2011 at 10:27PM

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#164 - zDlZPSx zDlZPSx / @zDlZPSx

03/07/2011 at 11:37PM

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#165 - woodythrower / @woodythrower

03/10/2011 at 02:16AM

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#166 - Ash Searle / @hexmen

03/10/2011 at 06:31PM

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#167 - Steven Occhipinti / @steveocchipinti

03/12/2011 at 10:48AM

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#168 - aaaa3331 / @aaaa3331

03/13/2011 at 09:19PM

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#169 - Kasper Bjørn Nielsen / @kasperbn

03/14/2011 at 06:25AM

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#170 - Misha (Mike) Granin / @Granin

03/14/2011 at 12:52PM

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#171 - Vitaly Kushner / @vkushner

03/15/2011 at 09:14PM

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#172 - Aaron Jensen / @aaronjensen

03/18/2011 at 06:10AM

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#173 - Andrew Dorman / @andydorman

03/18/2011 at 12:11PM

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#174 - Ben Griffiths / @beng

03/21/2011 at 12:20AM

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#175 - Jon Olick / @JonOlick

03/25/2011 at 04:14PM

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#176 - Florian Vallen / @florianvallen

03/27/2011 at 11:17PM

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#177 - JR Boyens / @jboyens

03/31/2011 at 03:10PM

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#178 - Jeff Sacks / @jeff_sacks

04/01/2011 at 08:53PM

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#179 - Mathias Bynens  / @mathias

04/07/2011 at 08:03PM

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#180 - Utkarsh Kukreti / @utkarshkukreti

04/09/2011 at 11:07AM