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 5447b459380e8b0002000db3

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It's a golf metaphor or something.

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a_golf_ball - > - > - > - > |___________| -

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            - > - > - > - > |a_golf_ball| -

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< a_golf_ball - > - > - > - > |___________| -
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>             - > - > - > - > |a_golf_ball| -

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.

yever f_p<C-C><C-C>uuyever f_pldeF_f-F_F_F_x:wq<CR>

yever f_p<C-C><C-C>uuyever f_pldeF_f-F_F_F_x:wq<CR>

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271 active golfers, 747 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#61 - Jordana Lachow / @TomofBedlam

12/31/2014 at 06:07PM

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#62 - Andreas Møller / @cullophid

01/15/2015 at 05:35PM

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#63 - mark0829 / @mark0829

01/29/2015 at 01:13PM

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#64 - ゆきみ / @edp02

02/07/2015 at 12:58PM

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#65 - xieyh11 / @xieyh11

02/17/2015 at 04:33AM

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#66 - Ala' Ibrahim / @alaa_ibrahim

03/10/2015 at 10:41AM

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#67 - Marcin Brański / @3h4xx

03/10/2015 at 02:39PM

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#68 - J-F R. / @RheaultJF

03/18/2015 at 03:18AM

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#69 - Walf / @walfieee

03/23/2015 at 09:43PM

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#70 - Garrett Smith / @garrettwhsmith

03/29/2015 at 05:26PM

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#71 - Alexander Kazakov / @volandkot

03/31/2015 at 08:05AM

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#72 - pftb12345 / @pftb12345

04/06/2015 at 02:44PM

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#73 - E Both / @enboth

04/15/2015 at 10:20PM

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#74 - we’re going to need a bigger bot / @assaflavie

04/22/2015 at 06:53PM

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#75 - Skúli Jóhannsson / @skulibj

06/26/2015 at 08:53PM

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#76 - Louis Burke / @LambdaABeta

07/07/2015 at 07:33PM

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#77 - MrTchuss / @buffer_x90

08/08/2015 at 03:07PM

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#78 - Ferdev vimgolf / @fergvimgolf

08/13/2015 at 09:46PM

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#79 - Liam Thurston / @lthurston188

08/17/2015 at 05:24AM

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#80 - T A / @SirAviles

08/31/2015 at 07:59PM

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#81 - Mike Adams / @davis_cromwell

10/03/2015 at 01:12AM

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#82 - Walker Boh / @walker_boh

10/07/2015 at 07:26AM

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#83 - Jonas Nockert / @lemonad

10/13/2015 at 05:48PM

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#84 - Heinz Fiedler / @zniehf

10/16/2015 at 12:14AM

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#85 - Håken Lid / @haakenlid

12/27/2015 at 01:14AM

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#86 - jackliusr / @jackliusr

01/14/2016 at 07:47AM

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#87 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

01/28/2016 at 09:34AM

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#88 - Michael Buckley / @apolatg

02/13/2016 at 09:52PM

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#89 - Dimitar Dimitrov / @kurkale6ka

03/15/2016 at 04:51PM

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#90 - Chenut Ludovic / @7Brwa7

04/05/2016 at 01:28PM