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 51e023f92b2f6d0002000066

Hole-in-one

Lets take this golf thing literally.. Drive off the tee into the hole, and of course you don't strike the ball completely clean.

Start file

    
        o
        |


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                                     |
                                    ( )

End file

    
        
        
          _

                                     |>
                                     |
                                    (o)

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3,5c3,5
<         o
<         |
< 
---
>         
>         
>           _
9c9
<                                     ( )
---
>                                     (o)

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: @boyfromkansas Tweet

304 active golfers, 1018 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1 - Emil Soman / @emilsoman

06/02/2014 at 07:43PM

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#2 - David / @Latiku

08/25/2017 at 01:56PM

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#3 - Jonathan Jeffrey / @jonrjeffrey

12/06/2019 at 08:36PM

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#4 - masato@RUNTEQ43期 / @number3_mlog

07/27/2023 at 10:34AM

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#5 - Peppa Pig / @PeppaPigSg

06/12/2024 at 04:48AM

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#6 - Bradd Szonye / @bszonye

07/13/2013 at 03:04AM

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#7 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

07/13/2013 at 03:17AM

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#8 - Petro Тrouq / @zulolosi

07/13/2013 at 11:24AM

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#9 - Aaron Bieber / @aaronbieber

07/13/2013 at 04:59PM

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#10 - eWaves / @GiulioBortot

07/14/2013 at 08:37PM

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#11 - Roland Schatz / @fl_Overmind

07/14/2013 at 11:00PM

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#12 - Luke Walsh / @boyfromkansas

07/16/2013 at 03:53PM

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#13 - Andy Balaam / @andybalaam

07/17/2013 at 01:53PM

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#14 - James Davis / @tripvg

07/17/2013 at 08:09PM

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#15 - Bruno Sutic / @brunosutic

07/18/2013 at 03:55AM

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#16 - Ingo / @ist3fani

07/18/2013 at 06:12PM

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#17 - ———đίxίє—flαтlίиє——— / @_dixie_flatline

07/19/2013 at 06:30PM

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#18 - Armand Halbert / @armandhalbert

08/07/2013 at 05:15PM

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#19 - Christopher Green / @cg433n

08/12/2013 at 04:26AM

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#20 - Andrew / @vimGolfAndrew

08/15/2013 at 10:35PM

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#21 - Jiří Chára / @JiriChara

08/21/2013 at 02:23PM

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#22 - Barry Nichols / @Barry_Nichols

08/26/2013 at 07:16AM

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#23 - Abdel Said / @abdelsaid

08/26/2013 at 11:14PM

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#24 - Dan / @dan_winkler

08/28/2013 at 12:57AM

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#25 - Leif Bladt / @leifbladt

08/29/2013 at 09:55AM

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#26 - Joey Twiddle / @joeytwiddle

09/01/2013 at 01:38AM

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#27 - Matěj Nikl / @MatejNikl

09/09/2013 at 06:57PM

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#28 - Rafa Garcia / @fafa

09/11/2013 at 10:25AM

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#29 - Stephen Drodge / @sjdrodge

09/12/2013 at 02:36AM

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#30 - Dary Merckens / @merckens

09/23/2013 at 04:31PM