Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

Pick a challenge, fire up Vim, and show us what you got.

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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 50ee7504c0e3aa0002000040

Prefixes and suffixes

Generate all prefixes of "vimchallenge", then all suffixes.

Start file
vimchallenge
End file
vimchallenge
vimchalleng
vimchallen
vimchalle
vimchall
vimchal
vimcha
vimch
vimc
vim
vi
v

vimchallenge
imchallenge
mchallenge
challenge
hallenge
allenge
llenge
lenge
enge
nge
ge
e

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> vimchalleng
> vimchallen
> vimchalle
> vimchall
> vimchal
> vimcha
> vimch
> vimc
> vim
> vi
> v
>
> vimchallenge
> imchallenge
> mchallenge
> challenge
> hallenge
> allenge
> llenge
> lenge
> enge
> nge
> ge
> e

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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#201 ざはす / @3Wx5hGakbTMP - Score: 206 - 07/31/21 @ 13:30
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