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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.

I-<Esc>lli-<Esc>ll.ll.2.u2k.uk2.ull.xl.ui-<Esc>ll.2kk2l.l2lh.2k.uk.u3k.ull.ll.ll.ll.ll.uA-<Esc>ZZ

Created by: @udioica Tweet

1138 active golfers, 3216 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#91 - Fan Zhang / @2bDeactivat3d

04/22/2015 at 10:25PM

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#92 - e / @MPeaKelE

05/01/2015 at 11:51AM

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#93 - mhb / @mhbvim

05/04/2015 at 09:58AM

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#94 - diziet.sma / @diziet__sma

05/05/2015 at 12:40AM

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#95 - Antony Scriven / @antonyscriven

05/05/2015 at 03:45PM

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#96 - Felix / @DoubleFelix_

05/10/2015 at 02:36AM

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#97 - danweaver / @danweaver

05/14/2015 at 03:26PM

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#98 - Nick Pope / @ngnpope

05/18/2015 at 03:47PM

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#99 - Camusensei / @Camusensei

05/19/2015 at 12:58PM

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#100 - David Rogers / @al_the_x

05/29/2015 at 05:48PM

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#101 - Robert Robertson / @RobertC3228687

05/29/2015 at 07:38PM

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#102 - Hao Deng / @haodeng

06/12/2015 at 04:57AM

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#103 - Mutter Mumble / @muttermumble

06/18/2015 at 08:18PM

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#104 - raghu erapaneedi / @raghue9

06/19/2015 at 11:51AM

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#105 - Andres Manz / @manz_andres

06/24/2015 at 01:45PM

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#106 - Jack Z / @itszhou

06/28/2015 at 05:14PM

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#107 - Louis Burke / @LambdaABeta

07/07/2015 at 03:11PM

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#108 - americanarchist / @eli_riggs

07/28/2015 at 11:20PM

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#109 - CoCo Loco / @lc2817

07/30/2015 at 07:21AM

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#110 - Endre Galaczi / @galacziendre

08/02/2015 at 07:09PM

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#111 - Ferdev vimgolf / @fergvimgolf

08/09/2015 at 08:59PM

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#112 - Дима Давыдов / @xaykot

08/15/2015 at 06:37AM

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#113 - Liam Thurston / @lthurston188

08/18/2015 at 12:29AM

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#114 - LC / @leeren

08/22/2015 at 10:20AM

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#115 - I / @ForgetIt17

08/24/2015 at 12:19PM

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#116 - JS / @jjohsan

08/30/2015 at 01:07PM

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#117 - T A / @SirAviles

08/31/2015 at 05:25PM

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#118 - Sime Buljac / @sim_bul

09/01/2015 at 09:00AM

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#119 - oscar / @zonza_mas

09/04/2015 at 03:40PM

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#120 - Mike Adams / @davis_cromwell

09/30/2015 at 04:55AM