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Pick a challenge, fire up Vim, and show us what you got.

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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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1274 active golfers, 4643 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#61 - Atrament / @Atrament

05/11/2016 at 12:12PM

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#62 - Majo / @majodurco

05/16/2016 at 09:17AM

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#63 - Slawek Zachcial / @SlawekZachcial

05/21/2016 at 05:04PM

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#64 - Eli Zucker / @EliZucker

05/24/2016 at 06:11PM

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#65 - niels aamloos / @AamloosNiels

05/28/2016 at 03:28PM

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#66 - J.C. Morrow / @fueledbyclif

05/30/2016 at 11:02PM

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#67 - Strabs / @artistavenue

05/31/2016 at 02:05PM

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#68 - pwahs / @PwahsWeisz

06/01/2016 at 10:35AM

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#69 - Frederic Hess / @Laloutrejoyeuse

06/03/2016 at 10:56PM

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#70 - tgmeng / @lazy_fabric

06/06/2016 at 12:46PM

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#71 - Ameen P / @Ameen_P1

06/07/2016 at 06:18PM

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#72 - Pablo R. Dinella / @pablordinella

06/10/2016 at 12:38PM

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#73 - Paweł Smołka / @pawelsmolka

06/14/2016 at 02:25PM

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#74 - Robert Perce / @robertperce

06/14/2016 at 04:33PM

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#75 - TaoChen / @632143592Tao

06/15/2016 at 06:54AM

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#76 - Panashe M Fundira / @PFundz

06/15/2016 at 02:05PM

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#77 - Jacob Niehus / @wilywampa

06/18/2016 at 06:54PM

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#78 - Peter Labus / @PeterLabus

06/21/2016 at 09:48PM

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#79 - Timothy Caleb Nordlo / @tnordloh

06/23/2016 at 02:30AM

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#80 - Ilya Shakirov / @aelaau

06/23/2016 at 08:32AM

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#81 - Vaisian / @Vaisian

07/05/2016 at 09:32PM

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#82 - Pedro Santos / @pedrosans

07/08/2016 at 03:21AM

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#83 - Darius Smaliukas / @daraz999

07/19/2016 at 12:54PM

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#84 - Alonzo / @tolver_a

07/21/2016 at 04:37PM

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#85 - LordFoom / @LordFoom

07/25/2016 at 02:28PM

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#86 - Edgar Hipp / @EdgarHipp

07/27/2016 at 07:50AM

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#87 - Jake Maul / @jake_maul

08/03/2016 at 06:59AM

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#88 - Daniel Flanagan / @lytedev

08/09/2016 at 09:13AM

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#89 - 7r6a2l / @7r6a2l

08/10/2016 at 11:08PM

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#90 - swarkEafs / @EafsSwark

08/17/2016 at 02:28PM