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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#151 - Thomas Geßler / @th_gessler

11/16/2014 at 08:12PM

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#152 - John Smith / @temp_soraismus

11/18/2014 at 04:25AM

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#153 - Jan Novak / @odpadnimail

11/19/2014 at 12:11AM

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#154 - Benjamin Frölich / @kakazwerglein

11/19/2014 at 10:43PM

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#155 - Josu Oyanguren / @josuoyanguren

11/21/2014 at 10:52AM

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#156 - Glauco Pires / @grpires

11/24/2014 at 11:42PM

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#157 - Nicolas Dascanio / @NicoDascanio

11/26/2014 at 03:17PM

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#158 - Bart / @oneofmanybarts

11/28/2014 at 01:23PM

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#159 - Test User / @TestUserIgnore

12/04/2014 at 08:42PM

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#160 - Rao Zvorovski / @RaoZvorovski

12/05/2014 at 11:29AM

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#161 - r. / @rmarvie

12/19/2014 at 10:46AM

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#162 - ぷりケツにるぽ / @nillpo

12/22/2014 at 04:11AM

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#163 - Doug Sheffer / @desheffer

01/09/2015 at 05:55AM

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#164 - Carlos A Henríquez Q / @lagunex

01/17/2015 at 09:45PM

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#165 - Rodolphe Belouin / @rbelouin

02/13/2015 at 11:00AM

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#166 - Elizabeth / @sprinkles418

03/03/2015 at 07:12PM

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#167 - Mariano Macchi / @mmacchif

03/06/2015 at 04:08PM

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#168 - dosmanak / @dosmanak

03/09/2015 at 03:46PM

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#169 - Valentino / @iv_alentino

03/20/2015 at 04:29PM

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#170 - David Daniel / @davedan7

03/20/2015 at 04:29PM

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#171 - Michael Cramer / @mlcramer

04/11/2015 at 01:36PM

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#172 - Cosmin Banu / @cosminb82

05/06/2015 at 10:33PM

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#173 - Stefan Knudsen / @knud32

06/24/2015 at 05:19AM

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#174 - Jack Z / @itszhou

06/28/2015 at 05:54PM

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#175 - Clark DuVall / @theclarkatron

06/29/2015 at 04:06AM

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#176 - Jasbir Singh / @jasbirsingh11

01/17/2016 at 08:57PM

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#177 - Lifepillar / @lifepillar

03/10/2016 at 09:55PM

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#178 - tPenguinLTG / @tpenguinltg

05/15/2016 at 07:14AM

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#179 - Florian Gauger / @FlorianGauger

06/06/2017 at 01:33AM

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#180 - BareTull / @BareTull3

12/14/2017 at 03:20AM