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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 56e36925d64dfc4d28000001

Inner hyphens

Yet another hyphen challenge. Adding 5 hyphens to a file shouldn't be too hard.

Start file

abcdef

End file

a-b-c-d-e-f

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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!

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82 active golfers, 136 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#61 - Will / @obiwan__k3n00bi

09/03/2016 at 06:10AM

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#62 - Kyouma / @kyoumaJohn

10/14/2016 at 08:37PM

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#63 - Christian Rondeau / @c_rondeau

10/18/2016 at 02:06AM

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#64 - Bill Ruddock / @biinari

10/25/2016 at 02:12PM

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#65 - Michał Dytko / @DytkoM

12/28/2016 at 01:59PM

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#66 - Gurukandhamoorthi / @Gurukandhamoor1

08/01/2017 at 03:18PM

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#67 - Saul Hardman / @saulhardman

08/14/2017 at 07:58AM

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#68 - Mihai / @mihaicristiant

04/10/2019 at 08:56AM

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#69 - Josefina Alconada / @jochiAlconada

10/06/2019 at 10:25AM

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#70 - int@紅ぽよ / @int_cl

08/12/2020 at 10:02PM

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#71 - roudens / @roudens2

02/07/2021 at 10:00AM

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#72 - br_bookbinder / @br_bookbinder

04/29/2021 at 08:37PM

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#73 - Jean George / @JeanGeo20504212

06/08/2022 at 10:18AM

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#74 - bonettimrc / @bonettimrc

04/27/2024 at 10:47PM

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#75 - Matt / @mcr05

03/12/2016 at 11:08AM

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#76 - Janko Jerinic / @JankoJerinic

03/26/2016 at 08:20AM

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#77 - aisapatino / @aisapatino

03/29/2016 at 11:29PM

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#78 - Feras / @faldah

05/01/2016 at 02:16PM

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#79 - vic © / @2r2w

05/20/2016 at 03:21PM

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#80 - Jonathan / @jmcphers

08/16/2016 at 07:56PM

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#81 - constap / @constap

05/04/2024 at 01:36AM

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#82 - matthewayers / @matthewayers

08/19/2024 at 12:36AM