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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 52bc9404cbab90000200001c

O Christmas Tree

Design a macro that makes trees grow (or ASCII triangles, if that's too hard).

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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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:set list<CR>qq0yGGp0<C-V>GI <Esc>Gkyyp0s^<Esc>$a^<Esc>Gd$qkk@qkkk@qkkkk@q:wq<CR>

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43 active golfers, 109 entries

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#31 - Bobby R / @onethereis

12/26/2013 at 10:38PM

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#32 - Matthew Kirk / @mjkirk

12/31/2013 at 06:16PM

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#33 - Yann Moisan / @YannMoisan

01/01/2014 at 06:01PM

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#34 - Justin Knag / @justinknag

10/14/2014 at 06:40PM

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#35 - Andrew Smith / @amazing_andrew

08/14/2016 at 01:15AM

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#36 - Erik Mainz / @ermainz

12/27/2013 at 05:32AM

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#37 - Ryan Dwyer / @ryan_dwyer

06/05/2016 at 09:29PM

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#38 - russellzhaomao / @russellzhaomao

06/12/2022 at 12:50PM

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#39 - Jan Willem / @jagij

12/28/2013 at 03:15PM

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#40 - Dmitry Teslenko / @krab_mozga

04/07/2014 at 08:05AM

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#41 - Quota / @Quotad

01/10/2014 at 02:09PM

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#42 - Andreas Källberg / @Anka213

01/17/2014 at 01:18AM

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#43 - Brian Peiris / @brianpeiris

12/28/2013 at 04:27AM