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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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Created by: @vimgolf_ctrl_x Tweet

1274 active golfers, 4643 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#241 - Korgan / @Korgan36725554

08/29/2018 at 03:09AM

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#242 - Ivan Diachenko / @IvanDiachenko

09/08/2018 at 04:02PM

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#243 - royer / @RoyerMoyer1

09/15/2018 at 12:48AM

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#244 - DoubleIA / @IaDouble

09/30/2018 at 06:32AM

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#245 - a / @UseForVim

10/06/2018 at 10:08AM

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#246 - Brendan Maginnis / @BrendanMaginni1

10/09/2018 at 10:30PM

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#247 - Khalid Harun / @KhalidHarun

10/12/2018 at 04:47AM

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#248 - Benjamin Kiesl / @BenjaminKiesl

10/12/2018 at 09:17AM

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#249 - Dax / @zacoxi

10/22/2018 at 11:52AM

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#250 - Ole Mussmann / @isbjornlabs

10/28/2018 at 02:49PM

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#251 - 황규승 / @l5pBHyytJBu9SIC

11/17/2018 at 05:25AM

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#252 - Sören Schellhoff / @Jackokomm

11/21/2018 at 01:10PM

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#253 - faisal / @faisalhackshah

11/26/2018 at 05:07AM

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#254 - Jonathan Cabezas / @John_Harkan

11/27/2018 at 11:20AM

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#255 - Eliran Bar Noy / @EliranBarNoy

11/27/2018 at 01:26PM

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#256 - Ackman Syntax Error / @AckmanSux

12/22/2018 at 09:56AM

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#257 - Andrea / @AndreaRguezFdez

12/27/2018 at 08:51PM

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#258 - unclewangshushu / @shuwushu

12/29/2018 at 11:31AM

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#259 - Jan Liu / @Jagsomarjan

12/29/2018 at 08:25PM

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#260 - Groovy / @groovy9

03/07/2019 at 09:47PM

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#261 - k24w24 / @k24w24

03/25/2019 at 10:47AM

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#262 - Vimfiz / @vimfiz

03/26/2019 at 06:11PM

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#263 - Mark Stillwell / @marklee77

04/14/2019 at 08:23PM

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#264 - alekfed / @alek_fed

04/14/2019 at 08:24PM

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#265 - Gitsnik / @dracyrys

04/21/2019 at 01:41PM

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#266 - Herman Stavelin / @HsBruker

04/23/2019 at 04:51PM

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#267 - Grant / @grant_7788

04/27/2019 at 02:17PM

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#268 - Sherab Giovannini / @shaddycls

05/02/2019 at 12:10AM

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#269 - zh0ng / @zh00ng

05/07/2019 at 07:56AM

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#270 - David McDonald / @dmcdona

05/19/2019 at 04:39AM