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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 50ab5251aeb26e0002000033

Sort by your own sum

Same numbers as last time, but you'll have to add them yourself.

Start file

8635147+876+5597+1686+54
2415+382376+88324+81544+926+68619475+677+222852
80+21+4478882+8945092
62+9598
16832904+537+51460155+6822+2+4901436+47443+5669+855928+8113549+424282
33+9872
555839
5017598+5639262+4+62+9413+4+4991+41568
4977+164+77+1018643+593851+83730
220+6831+26
5+54102+1034451
37844
1
35+2983325+0+6400
8081+8361365+6+477
66+68232+9406935+6489662
6569+59336692+75+11328
28332+725+2683+45913425+9648987+4911
69724687+8+7+9940+5568+29585+518916
1804642
659157+5144361+7072+16+4799+811+58742059+451875+138174
2288508+509472+43+83704
872027+1115415+1+47922+547008+56+5550+71642773+948394
142

End file

16832904+537+51460155+6822+2+4901436+47443+5669+855928+8113549+424282
872027+1115415+1+47922+547008+56+5550+71642773+948394
69724687+8+7+9940+5568+29585+518916
2415+382376+88324+81544+926+68619475+677+222852
659157+5144361+7072+16+4799+811+58742059+451875+138174
6569+59336692+75+11328
28332+725+2683+45913425+9648987+4911
66+68232+9406935+6489662
80+21+4478882+8945092
5017598+5639262+4+62+9413+4+4991+41568
8635147+876+5597+1686+54
8081+8361365+6+477
35+2983325+0+6400
2288508+509472+43+83704
1804642
4977+164+77+1018643+593851+83730
5+54102+1034451
555839
37844
33+9872
62+9598
220+6831+26
142
1

View Diff

1c1,3
< 8635147+876+5597+1686+54
---
> 16832904+537+51460155+6822+2+4901436+47443+5669+855928+8113549+424282
> 872027+1115415+1+47922+547008+56+5550+71642773+948394
> 69724687+8+7+9940+5568+29585+518916
2a5,8
> 659157+5144361+7072+16+4799+811+58742059+451875+138174
> 6569+59336692+75+11328
> 28332+725+2683+45913425+9648987+4911
> 66+68232+9406935+6489662
4,7d9
< 62+9598
< 16832904+537+51460155+6822+2+4901436+47443+5669+855928+8113549+424282
< 33+9872
< 555839
8a11,15
> 8635147+876+5597+1686+54
> 8081+8361365+6+477
> 35+2983325+0+6400
> 2288508+509472+43+83704
> 1804642
10d16
< 220+6831+26
11a18
> 555839
13,23c20,22
< 1
< 35+2983325+0+6400
< 8081+8361365+6+477
< 66+68232+9406935+6489662
< 6569+59336692+75+11328
< 28332+725+2683+45913425+9648987+4911
< 69724687+8+7+9940+5568+29585+518916
< 1804642
< 659157+5144361+7072+16+4799+811+58742059+451875+138174
< 2288508+509472+43+83704
< 872027+1115415+1+47922+547008+56+5550+71642773+948394
---
> 33+9872
> 62+9598
> 220+6831+26
24a24
> 1

Solutions

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30 active golfers, 86 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

24

#1 - Peppa Pig / @PeppaPigSg

12/18/2024 at 05:57AM

25

#2 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

11/04/2013 at 07:09AM

25

#3 - John Braxler / @braxler

10/24/2014 at 03:37PM

26

#4 - Petro Тrouq / @zulolosi

07/10/2013 at 08:22PM

26

#5 - Alex / @AlexanderHeatl2

07/05/2022 at 09:48PM

26

#6 - Janzen / @__Coos

09/24/2022 at 11:13AM

26

#7 - Иван / @wansmer

05/04/2023 at 02:45PM

26

#8 - nickGPT / @nickandbro

08/28/2024 at 07:28PM

32

#9 - Vasil Sakarov / @vsakarov

11/21/2012 at 11:00PM

32

#10 - a24f0600 / @a24f0600

11/22/2012 at 06:18PM

32

#11 - Hubba / @HubbaBubbaFett

11/23/2012 at 08:47PM

32

#12 - David Barnett / @mu_mind

11/23/2012 at 10:30PM

32

#13 - thasso / @thasso23

11/02/2013 at 11:26AM

32

#14 - Matt / @mcr05

10/28/2014 at 03:26PM

32

#15 - retro / @tryphopp

11/01/2016 at 01:44AM

33

#16 - じょんあば / @john_ababa

11/25/2012 at 12:07PM

33

#17 - Chasetopher / @chasetopherlee

04/30/2013 at 09:31AM

34

#18 - Kerson Hsiao / @KersonHsiao

11/20/2012 at 10:28AM

35

#19 - Marcin Szamotulski / @me_coot

11/20/2012 at 02:27PM

37

#20 - Pete Johns / @johnsyweb

11/23/2012 at 03:02AM

37

#21 - Eric Andres / @eric_m_andres

12/05/2012 at 04:29AM

37

#22 - Evan Shrubsole / @evanshrubsole

04/01/2013 at 03:24PM

37

#23 - Dario Avitabile / @tutticapaci

09/02/2014 at 04:18PM

37

#24 - Brendan Schaenzer / @bschaenzer

10/02/2020 at 04:59PM

37

#25 - James / @Dronak

11/07/2022 at 08:00PM

38

#26 - Timur Celik / @clktmr

12/21/2018 at 11:33PM

38

#27 - RockerZZY / @rocker_zzy

06/01/2020 at 06:21AM

44

#28 - steve / @steve35773420

03/04/2023 at 07:20PM

58

#29 - otfsenter / @otfsenter

06/06/2020 at 03:23PM

59

#30 - shahanavaz m / @shahanavazm

04/10/2024 at 01:22AM