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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 55e814a35f5608403d000001

Vim's not included features

Filter not included (-) features in a hypothetical installation of vim.

Start file

+acl             +farsi           +mouse_netterm   +syntax
+arabic          +file_in_path    +mouse_sgr       +tag_binary
+autocmd         +find_in_path    -mouse_sysmouse  +tag_old_static
-balloon_eval    +float           +mouse_urxvt     -tag_any_white
-browse          +folding         +mouse_xterm     -tcl
++builtin_terms  -footer          +multi_byte      +terminfo
+byte_offset     +fork()          +multi_lang      +termresponse
+cindent         -gettext         -mzscheme        +textobjects
-clientserver    -hangul_input    +netbeans_intg   +title
+clipboard       +iconv           +path_extra      -toolbar
+cmdline_compl   +insert_expand   +perl            +user_commands
+cmdline_hist    +jumplist        +persistent_undo +vertsplit
+cmdline_info    +keymap          +postscript      +virtualedit
+comments        +langmap         +printer         +visual
+conceal         +libcall         +profile         +visualextra
+cryptv          +linebreak       +python          +viminfo
+cscope          +lispindent      -python3         +vreplace
+cursorbind      +listcmds        +quickfix        +wildignore
+cursorshape     +localmap        +reltime         +wildmenu
+dialog_con      -lua             +rightleft       +windows
+diff            +menu            +ruby            +writebackup
+digraphs        +mksession       +scrollbind      -X11
-dnd             +modify_fname    +signs           -xfontset
-ebcdic          +mouse           +smartindent     -xim
+emacs_tags      -mouseshape      -sniff           -xsmp
+eval            +mouse_dec       +startuptime     -xterm_clipboard
+ex_extra        -mouse_gpm       +statusline      -xterm_save
+extra_search    -mouse_jsbterm   -sun_workshop    -xpm

End file

-balloon_eval
-browse
-clientserver
-dnd
-ebcdic
-footer
-gettext
-hangul_input
-lua
-mouseshape
-mouse_gpm
-mouse_jsbterm
-mouse_sysmouse
-mzscheme
-python3
-sniff
-sun_workshop
-tag_any_white
-tcl
-toolbar
-X11
-xfontset
-xim
-xsmp
-xterm_clipboard
-xterm_save
-xpm

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< +acl             +farsi           +mouse_netterm   +syntax
< +arabic          +file_in_path    +mouse_sgr       +tag_binary
< +autocmd         +find_in_path    -mouse_sysmouse  +tag_old_static
< -balloon_eval    +float           +mouse_urxvt     -tag_any_white
< -browse          +folding         +mouse_xterm     -tcl
< ++builtin_terms  -footer          +multi_byte      +terminfo
< +byte_offset     +fork()          +multi_lang      +termresponse
< +cindent         -gettext         -mzscheme        +textobjects
< -clientserver    -hangul_input    +netbeans_intg   +title
< +clipboard       +iconv           +path_extra      -toolbar
< +cmdline_compl   +insert_expand   +perl            +user_commands
< +cmdline_hist    +jumplist        +persistent_undo +vertsplit
< +cmdline_info    +keymap          +postscript      +virtualedit
< +comments        +langmap         +printer         +visual
< +conceal         +libcall         +profile         +visualextra
< +cryptv          +linebreak       +python          +viminfo
< +cscope          +lispindent      -python3         +vreplace
< +cursorbind      +listcmds        +quickfix        +wildignore
< +cursorshape     +localmap        +reltime         +wildmenu
< +dialog_con      -lua             +rightleft       +windows
< +diff            +menu            +ruby            +writebackup
< +digraphs        +mksession       +scrollbind      -X11
< -dnd             +modify_fname    +signs           -xfontset
< -ebcdic          +mouse           +smartindent     -xim
< +emacs_tags      -mouseshape      -sniff           -xsmp
< +eval            +mouse_dec       +startuptime     -xterm_clipboard
< +ex_extra        -mouse_gpm       +statusline      -xterm_save
< +extra_search    -mouse_jsbterm   -sun_workshop    -xpm
---
> -balloon_eval
> -browse
> -clientserver
> -dnd
> -ebcdic
> -footer
> -gettext
> -hangul_input
> -lua
> -mouseshape
> -mouse_gpm
> -mouse_jsbterm
> -mouse_sysmouse
> -mzscheme
> -python3
> -sniff
> -sun_workshop
> -tag_any_white
> -tcl
> -toolbar
> -X11
> -xfontset
> -xim
> -xsmp
> -xterm_clipboard
> -xterm_save
> -xpm

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