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

305 active golfers, 1024 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#151 - Larry Zappaterrini / @lazappa

07/18/2013 at 05:38AM

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#152 - Dr Rev J. “I am not a bot!” Kirchartz, KSC, KHS / @JKirchartz

07/20/2013 at 01:34PM

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#153 - Jeroen van der Neut / @jvdneut

07/21/2013 at 01:24PM

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#154 - Joel Taylor / @joelteon_

07/23/2013 at 01:49AM

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#155 - Tóth Balázs / @tthbalazs

07/23/2013 at 03:43PM

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#156 - Justin Le / @mstk

07/24/2013 at 07:27AM

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#157 - Tullio Facchinetti / @toolleeo

07/25/2013 at 11:37AM

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#158 - Vinicius Souza / @vsouzas

07/28/2013 at 02:03PM

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#159 - Asa Jay / @HiFreeo

07/29/2013 at 10:08PM

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#160 - A / @Tower_1980

07/31/2013 at 02:21PM

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#161 - memotype / @memotype

07/31/2013 at 09:24PM

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#162 - dan baker / @danbaker_a

08/09/2013 at 06:52PM

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#163 - Dom Armstrong / @dom_cycleface

08/15/2013 at 01:05PM

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#164 - Tony Han / @tony612_han

08/30/2013 at 05:41PM

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#165 - zmf_tim / @zmf_tim

08/31/2013 at 11:21PM

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#166 - aRkadeFR / @aRkadeFR

10/03/2013 at 06:52AM

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#167 - buz / @buzbone

10/08/2013 at 01:45PM

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#168 - gary.klindt@googlema / @garstekli

11/12/2013 at 05:55PM

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#169 - Allan Tokuda / @atokuda

11/14/2013 at 02:36AM

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#170 - Rafael Rendon Pablo / @__rendon__

12/18/2013 at 05:23AM

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#171 - pikaren / @REALpikaren

12/22/2013 at 04:20AM

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#172 - André / @Joschasa

01/22/2014 at 03:11PM

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#173 - kli / @klidev

02/02/2014 at 10:49PM

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#174 - Joonas Pihlajamaa / @jokkebk

02/17/2014 at 03:45PM

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#175 - Victor Ramirez / @virako

02/25/2014 at 12:14AM

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#176 - Jack Jacquemmoz / @MozJack

03/05/2014 at 10:11AM

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#177 - Brian Olpin / @bolpin

03/22/2014 at 05:47PM

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#178 - RB / @powerage88

03/30/2014 at 09:07PM

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#179 - Andreas Hagesjö / @Ankhagge

05/08/2014 at 12:01PM

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#180 - zmo / @guyzmo

05/10/2014 at 03:36PM