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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 5054baaafa0b390002000029

SFD-ROC: vimvimvim

Oh no, this line is longer than 80 chars... put each 'vim' on a new line.

Start file

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End file

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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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qqG3li<CR>q<BS><Esc>q30@qxkAm<Esc>;q:<Esc><Esc>qqq:cq<BS><BS>wq<CR><Esc><C-C><C-C>:wq<CR>

Created by: @Remy_D Tweet

446 active golfers, 1606 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#361 - Alishah Chator / @alicharizard

06/06/2014 at 05:27PM

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#362 - Boyang Zhu / @boyangzhu1

06/06/2014 at 07:42PM

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#363 - compiled wrong / @compiledwrong

06/23/2014 at 12:31AM

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#364 - Jim Jam / @JimJamGillyWam

06/29/2014 at 02:03AM

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#365 - Patrick Pitoscia / @Patrick03960431

08/05/2014 at 02:13AM

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#366 - Violette Vanadium / @ViolettVanadium

10/08/2014 at 02:53PM

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#367 - deris / @deris0126

11/06/2014 at 11:14PM

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#368 - Robert Dyer / @NavyJim13

02/09/2015 at 06:31AM

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#369 - d1uckym d1uckym / @d1uckym

02/19/2015 at 12:46AM

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#370 - Dmitry Zudochkin / @zudochkin

02/20/2015 at 11:32AM

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#371 - luffy / @raxcoi

07/12/2015 at 10:02PM

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#372 - Gerald Tilma / @GeraldTilma

10/19/2015 at 11:46PM

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#373 - ハチポケッツ / @8pockets

11/20/2015 at 12:42AM

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#374 - udreki / @udreki

02/20/2016 at 09:27AM

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#375 - Kyouma / @kyoumaJohn

10/14/2016 at 07:01PM

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#376 - Jonas Sunde V / @sunde_v

08/04/2017 at 05:26PM

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#377 - Austin Ware / @AustinWare17

03/12/2018 at 09:23PM

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#378 - Brent Woo / @BrentPWoo

10/02/2018 at 06:07PM

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#379 - Blah Blah / @BlahBla08410389

01/12/2019 at 09:32PM

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#380 - iBhagwan / @iiBhagwan

06/03/2020 at 10:18PM

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#381 - Daniel Habib / @danielhvs

08/02/2020 at 04:20PM

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#382 - Loric Brevet / @lobre8

09/25/2022 at 08:28PM

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#383 - kbrashem / @kbrashem

05/16/2024 at 02:43AM

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#384 - . / @mzec

09/17/2012 at 04:08PM

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#385 - Rodolphe Belouin / @rbelouin

09/20/2012 at 01:27PM

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#386 - Vijay Dev / @vijay_dev

09/21/2012 at 06:43PM

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#387 - Roger Spencer / @RojSpencer

09/27/2012 at 01:08AM

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#388 - Carsten Zimmermann / @carpgezwitscher

09/29/2012 at 09:56AM

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#389 - GimVolfer VimGolfer / @GimGol

09/29/2012 at 08:54PM

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#390 - Lajos Koszti / @Ajnasz

10/04/2012 at 08:12PM