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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#241 - Adrian Koczy / @adriankoczy

10/29/2014 at 02:33PM

15

#242 - Daniel Rødskog / @daniero

12/10/2014 at 10:12PM

15

#243 - Steve Alison / @Steve_Alison

12/12/2014 at 11:44PM

15

#244 - Dmitry Zudochkin / @zudochkin

02/18/2015 at 10:17AM

15

#245 - aisapatino / @aisapatino

07/30/2015 at 04:17AM

15

#246 - Jakob Schöttl / @jschoettl

12/20/2015 at 05:28AM

15

#247 - Micha / @michman89

08/21/2016 at 03:49PM

15

#248 - Brandon Height / @Lask0x

08/09/2017 at 07:58PM

15

#249 - Simon Cheng / @bambooraccoon

01/26/2018 at 05:21PM

15

#250 - Deepanshu Gupta / @_Deepanshu_

05/04/2021 at 08:00AM

15

#251 - steve / @steve35773420

12/01/2022 at 05:27PM

16

#252 - Sebastian Korten / @FlashKorten

10/22/2014 at 02:01PM

16

#253 - Christopher Brew / @Seph1rothVII

12/03/2014 at 12:30AM

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#254 - Edmundo Perez / @ingedmundo

12/03/2014 at 04:31PM

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#255 - Aaron Whittington / @whittaaron

01/16/2015 at 02:20AM

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#256 - montalvoMiguel / @imontalvomiguel

05/05/2015 at 05:44AM

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#257 - Joel Gallant / @joelg236

06/14/2015 at 04:23PM

16

#258 - Andrei Gasparovici / @agasparovici

12/01/2017 at 05:48PM

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#259 - jiangchuan / @tommy_he

11/15/2014 at 10:45PM

17

#260 - Andrew / @akxlr

01/14/2015 at 11:34AM

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#261 - Gurukandhamoorthi / @Gurukandhamoor1

07/13/2017 at 09:49AM

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#262 - Omar Alawadhi / @OmarAla59544225

10/17/2022 at 08:24PM

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#263 - Juampy NR / @juampynr

10/24/2014 at 02:22PM

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#264 - Tom Johnson / @jungesti

10/27/2014 at 07:33PM

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#265 - timrich / @timrich

11/12/2014 at 03:37PM

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#266 - jared swarts / @JaredSwarts

12/12/2014 at 11:05PM

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#267 - luffy / @raxcoi

12/17/2014 at 02:49PM

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#268 - Jurica / @Jurica34581259

11/16/2018 at 05:40PM

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#269 - X audio / @X_xaudio

05/30/2021 at 11:49PM

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#270 - bo-yu huang / @good5dog5

11/11/2014 at 08:45AM