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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 56d70389bbbe462aff01d42a

Swap values

Well, swap the values...

Start file

name=www-data, groups=developer

End file

name=developer, groups=www-data

View Diff

1c1
< name=www-data, groups=developer
---
> name=developer, groups=www-data

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.

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1275 active golfers, 4644 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#751 - Visualizing Medicine / @VisualizeMed

01/09/2019 at 10:51PM

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#752 - Random / @modandr

01/14/2019 at 08:22AM

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#753 - Patrick Lavin / @LavinComputes

02/01/2019 at 06:00PM

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#754 - Bumazhka / @Bumazhka

02/10/2019 at 03:53PM

14

#755 - tenteke / @kuskus3

02/11/2019 at 03:14PM

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#756 - Mateen Ulhaq / @sicariusnoctis

02/12/2019 at 01:57AM

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#757 - XenoRiS / @XenoRiS1

02/16/2019 at 04:37PM

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#758 - Nicolas Daval / @ndaval

04/07/2019 at 06:44PM

14

#759 - james_bunch / @james_bunch

04/09/2019 at 06:46AM

14

#760 - Arno / @arnoxmp

05/08/2019 at 04:53PM

14

#761 - Karim E.K / @crabdulkarim

05/08/2019 at 10:45PM

14

#762 - kenzie / @kenziefcc

05/10/2019 at 06:34PM

14

#763 - 2xRon / @2cdotRon

05/15/2019 at 02:17AM

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#764 - alexandrasou / @alexandrasou2

05/22/2019 at 01:24PM

14

#765 - deHman89 / @danho89

06/03/2019 at 11:48AM

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#766 - Rasmus Öhman Bruno / @rasmohman

07/24/2019 at 07:39AM

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#767 - Matt Vaughn / @mattttvaughn

07/29/2019 at 07:28PM

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#768 - Chris Shorrock / @EbinFlow

08/15/2019 at 02:39PM

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#769 - Jakub Jindra / @jakub_jindra

09/08/2019 at 09:57AM

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#770 - Ariel Miculas / @ArielMiculas

09/19/2019 at 02:15PM

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#771 - Brandon Harrison / @llAboutB

09/24/2019 at 05:35PM

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#772 - Miko / @_m_ik_o_

09/26/2019 at 07:11PM

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#773 - Benjamin Pelletier / @benjipelletier

10/07/2019 at 02:26PM

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#774 - Gregory Furter / @gfurter

11/01/2019 at 11:10AM

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#775 - Jonathan Medwig / @jmedwig

11/18/2019 at 01:23PM

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#776 - pysnow530 / @pysnow530

11/20/2019 at 05:03AM

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#777 - Minyi Zhong / @minyi_zhong

11/30/2019 at 05:09AM

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#778 - samuel norbury / @SnNorbury

12/15/2019 at 12:29PM

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#779 - slawry00 / @slawry00

02/01/2020 at 06:13AM

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#780 - edward testing / @testingedward

03/04/2020 at 07:17PM