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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 56e69da07b3d84520a000001

Mirrored text

backward and forward, and long enough to be challenging

Start file

qwertyuiopasdfghjkl;zxcvbnm,./

End file

/.,mnbvcxz;lkjhgfdsapoiuytrewqqwertyuiopasdfghjkl;zxcvbnm,./

View Diff

1c1
< qwertyuiopasdfghjkl;zxcvbnm,./
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> /.,mnbvcxz;lkjhgfdsapoiuytrewqqwertyuiopasdfghjkl;zxcvbnm,./

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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v$y:%s/\(.*\)/\=join(reverse(split(submatch(1), '.\zs')), '')/g<CR>$pZZ

Created by: @Chen_Hao Tweet

71 active golfers, 177 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#61 - Oscar / @GraveRaven

05/01/2021 at 11:37AM

18

#62 - Adam Sernheim / @tradfursten

03/22/2016 at 04:12PM

18

#63 - mac calmar / @calmarc

03/27/2016 at 11:58PM

18

#64 - ushumpei / @ushumpei_

03/30/2016 at 09:20AM

18

#65 - RockerZZY / @rocker_zzy

07/08/2020 at 11:52PM

20

#66 - Rubén Chavarría T. / @rchavarriat

03/16/2016 at 08:07AM

20

#67 - James / @Dronak

11/04/2022 at 04:23PM

21

#68 - jk / @kewnapse

03/14/2016 at 03:50PM

22

#69 - Du Phan / @fehiepsi

08/13/2020 at 04:22PM

23

#70 - aisapatino / @aisapatino

03/29/2016 at 11:27PM

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#71 - Kyle Holzinger / @kyleholzinger

03/18/2016 at 04:14AM