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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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#181 - Solomon / @Trugbildjaeger

08/25/2017 at 11:24AM

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#182 - evangilo / @evangilo

08/26/2017 at 12:31PM

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#183 - Darren Weston / @dazWestonUK

08/29/2017 at 03:39PM

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#184 - zava / @znl1087

09/04/2017 at 03:36PM

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#185 - aselaIllayaparachchi / @asela38

09/14/2017 at 04:44AM

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#186 - F / @gofilby

09/26/2017 at 09:05PM

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#187 - John Doe / @Xeraphobiac

10/01/2017 at 05:52AM

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#188 - Birger / @Birger_Ni

10/01/2017 at 06:33PM

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#189 - wes / @_weslly

10/06/2017 at 08:03AM

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#190 - Chris Atanasian / @ChrisAtanasian

10/11/2017 at 09:26PM

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#191 - Michail Pishchagin / @mblsha

10/22/2017 at 02:32PM

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#192 - mkl / @Hnr1zklc

10/24/2017 at 03:40PM

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#193 - Turkey Man / @lvturkeyman

11/08/2017 at 05:44AM

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#194 - Benoit Mortgat / @Benoit_Mortgat

11/13/2017 at 09:10PM

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#195 - oops / @oopserror404

11/18/2017 at 05:54AM

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#196 - BareTull / @BareTull3

12/03/2017 at 03:00PM

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#197 - Joachim Wedin / @joachim_wedin

12/11/2017 at 06:56PM

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#198 - Sage san / @sagesancast

12/20/2017 at 03:03PM

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#199 - Dominic Z / @thammaaa

12/21/2017 at 12:41PM

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#200 - BarbaJol / @drpproteus

12/30/2017 at 05:39PM

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#201 - Simon Cheng / @bambooraccoon

01/14/2018 at 01:40AM

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#202 - ParasamGateZero / @ParasamGateZero

01/15/2018 at 03:47AM

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#203 - thadeuszlay / @thadeuszlay

01/29/2018 at 08:17AM

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#204 - Urbanovics Péter / @UrbanovicsP

02/05/2018 at 11:10PM

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#205 - Veljko Dimic / @v2dimic

02/06/2018 at 10:30PM

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#206 - martin tourneboeuf / @martintournebo1

02/07/2018 at 07:54PM

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#207 - Herz3h / @Herz3h

02/11/2018 at 12:13PM

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#208 - Henrique Malheiro / @rike09

02/14/2018 at 02:11PM

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#209 - bruno / @LokoPoggi

02/24/2018 at 01:39AM

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#210 - Guirec CORBEL / @GuirecCorbel

02/27/2018 at 12:35AM