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.

Start file

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

End file

            - > - > - > - > |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>

Created by: @udioica Tweet

271 active golfers, 747 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#211 - Dr Rev J. “I am not a bot!” Kirchartz, KSC, KHS / @JKirchartz

01/16/2015 at 06:06AM

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#212 - SilentFl / @Silent_Fl

01/26/2015 at 11:50AM

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#213 - Thiago Prado / @5k1pp3r

03/02/2015 at 06:06PM

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#214 - Deepak Surti / @dmsurti

03/17/2015 at 01:33PM

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#215 - Jeffrey Gu / @Jeffrey_Gu

03/17/2015 at 05:47PM

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#216 - Jack Yeh / @tinyhousejack

03/20/2015 at 04:49PM

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#217 - William Ott / @oddalot

04/08/2015 at 12:51PM

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#218 - chvzvhn / @chvzvhn

04/26/2015 at 04:17PM

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#219 - Klemen Košir / @KarboniteKream

05/26/2015 at 01:32PM

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#220 - Endre Galaczi / @galacziendre

08/17/2015 at 01:16PM

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#221 - Andrew Michaud / @andrewjmichaud

09/04/2015 at 01:24AM

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#222 - Bogumił Kamiński / @BogumilKaminski

10/26/2015 at 10:31PM

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#223 - Árpád Krejczinger / @krarpi

11/09/2015 at 04:59PM

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#224 - Ryan Marcotte / @ryanjmarcotte

11/15/2015 at 06:14PM

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#225 - Jay Hack / @_jayhack_

12/11/2015 at 11:00PM

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#226 - Kyouma / @kyoumaJohn

10/14/2016 at 07:06PM

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#227 - sijinyuan / @sijinyuan

03/21/2017 at 03:17AM

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#228 - 杨洋 / @176795444

07/16/2017 at 09:55AM

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#229 - Petar Saulic / @gorillawarfare9

10/27/2017 at 12:30PM

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#230 - vimgolfer / @vimgolfinger

11/06/2017 at 12:35PM

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#231 - Emmanuel Fuentes / @manufuents

11/20/2017 at 11:18PM

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#232 - Joe Heywood / @joehabsjoe

12/24/2017 at 09:25PM

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#233 - Paul Draghicescu / @pdragy

03/23/2018 at 05:35AM

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#234 - z0c / @zerocabal

06/12/2018 at 08:48AM

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#235 - Graeme Smith / @InstaGraeme

06/08/2019 at 06:51PM

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#236 - Aioriya / @AioriyaDonk

09/08/2019 at 01:37AM

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#237 - Olivier Bégassat / @zk_evm

06/14/2023 at 09:30PM

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#238 - Ricardo M. Vilchis / @ajkaanbal

10/22/2014 at 11:02PM

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#239 - Christophe de Vienne / @cmdevienne

10/27/2014 at 07:43PM

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#240 - Oliver Christ / @0liverChrist

10/28/2014 at 11:12PM