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 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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#241 - Rasmus Bergström / @JRasmusBm

09/28/2018 at 11:48AM

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#242 - Dax / @zacoxi

11/02/2018 at 08:23AM

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#243 - Fabio Branquinho / @branquif

11/08/2018 at 09:47PM

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#244 - Jonathan Cabezas / @John_Harkan

11/26/2018 at 06:47PM

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#245 - hansim / @hanstartup

12/02/2018 at 12:21PM

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#246 - Ng Sek Long / @NgSekLong

02/09/2019 at 04:40PM

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#247 - 𝚃𝚒𝚝𝚘𝚞𝚊𝚗 𝚃𝚎𝚢𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚎𝚛 / @TitouanT_

03/02/2019 at 09:45PM

13

#248 - Groovy / @groovy9

03/08/2019 at 04:00PM

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#249 - james_bunch / @james_bunch

04/03/2019 at 12:35AM

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#250 - alekfed / @alek_fed

04/15/2019 at 08:55AM

13

#251 - Gitsnik / @dracyrys

04/22/2019 at 12:59PM

13

#252 - Grant / @grant_7788

04/30/2019 at 01:58AM

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#253 - Sherab Giovannini / @shaddycls

05/03/2019 at 09:31PM

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#254 - eric huang / @EricGodhand4826

05/05/2019 at 07:22AM

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#255 - BunFluffman / @BFluffman

06/08/2019 at 12:19PM

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#256 - mkaminaga / @mkmng3

07/01/2019 at 05:41AM

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#257 - Константин Иванов / @debugger00

08/08/2019 at 03:38PM

13

#258 - 🦉 / @die_4001

08/13/2019 at 05:12PM

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#259 - Isaak Meier / @IsaakMeier

08/13/2019 at 08:56PM

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#260 - Urbanovics Péter / @UrbanovicsP

08/14/2019 at 04:05PM

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#261 - Oleg Skillup / @skill_up

08/24/2019 at 08:32AM

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#262 - Martin Delille / @martinodelilo

08/27/2019 at 01:14PM

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#263 - Zach Ingbretsen / @ZIngbretsen

09/07/2019 at 06:59PM

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#264 - Chen-Hung Wu / @utah12005

10/03/2019 at 07:20PM

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#265 - Tamás Kárándi / @tkarandi

10/05/2019 at 10:56PM

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#266 - Viktor Styrud / @ViktorStyrud

10/07/2019 at 02:50PM

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#267 - Sam O'Malley / @Samuel_OMalley

10/12/2019 at 04:33AM

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#268 - Mario Olofo / @mario_olofo

10/22/2019 at 03:24AM

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#269 - TimMcGuire / @mcguire

11/06/2019 at 03:10PM

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#270 - Jonathan Jeffrey / @jonrjeffrey

12/05/2019 at 05:36AM