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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 540629666a1e4000020d9e5a

-a-b-c-

Put hyphens everywhere.

Start file

abcdefghijklm

End file

-a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-j-k-l-m-

View Diff

1c1
< abcdefghijklm
---
> -a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-j-k-l-m-

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!

Check out these helpful resources to improve your Vim skills... Game on.

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Created by: @udioica Tweet

1138 active golfers, 3216 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#31 - Andy Pincombe / @ampersandy

09/30/2014 at 10:21PM

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#32 - Pierre Stévens / @pierre_stv

10/02/2014 at 08:53AM

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#33 - Philipp Aeschbach / @ihbmifqerg

10/10/2014 at 09:21AM

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#34 - Daniel Pham / @dany_pham

10/13/2014 at 05:25AM

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#35 - Javier Cervantes / @solojavier

10/16/2014 at 10:05PM

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#36 - Andreas Simon / @ndrssmn

10/18/2014 at 09:45PM

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#37 - aborilov / @aborilov

10/20/2014 at 09:39AM

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#38 - Strabs / @artistavenue

10/21/2014 at 08:39AM

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#39 - Marcin Radomski / @_dextero

10/23/2014 at 07:44AM

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#40 - F Prades Illanes / @fprades

10/23/2014 at 08:44AM

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#41 - Peter Andersson / @teroqim

10/24/2014 at 05:24PM

13

#42 - Kongqun Yang / @KongqunY

10/27/2014 at 11:58PM

13

#43 - Michael Kolupaev / @al13n321

10/29/2014 at 10:34PM

13

#44 - Jakob / @jajob

11/04/2014 at 01:13PM

13

#45 - Benjamin Frölich / @kakazwerglein

11/18/2014 at 08:09PM

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#46 - Jan Novak / @odpadnimail

11/19/2014 at 02:40AM

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#47 - Philip Ince / @philipince

11/19/2014 at 09:33AM

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#48 - Vincent Dumoulin / @dumoulinv

11/26/2014 at 02:49AM

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#49 - Ivan Brennan / @ivanbrennan

11/27/2014 at 04:36AM

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#50 - Frederik Vosberg / @FrediVosberg

12/08/2014 at 08:37PM

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#51 - david hu / @chin33z

12/11/2014 at 03:49PM

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#52 - Edward Brown / @ChazKato

12/15/2014 at 10:22PM

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#53 - ♜ Pepe Doval / @pepellou

12/26/2014 at 04:45PM

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#54 - yachi / @yaachi

12/30/2014 at 04:46AM

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#55 - juicelink / @juicelink

12/30/2014 at 11:54PM

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#56 - d1hotpep / @d1hotpep

01/01/2015 at 12:19AM

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#57 - Eric Biven / @EricBiven

01/01/2015 at 02:07AM

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#58 - Maximiliano Padulo / @mpadulo

01/04/2015 at 04:15PM

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#59 - Gammelin Guillaume / @ggammelin

01/05/2015 at 03:35PM

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#60 - kimber gonzalez / @kimberlycreates

01/07/2015 at 04:13PM