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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 571028960c64c90990000003

From A to B

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Start file

A.a.A.A.A
A.A.a.A.A
A.A.A.a.A

End file

BBBbB
BBbBB
BbBBB

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< A.a.A.A.A
< A.A.a.A.A
< A.A.A.a.A
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> BBBbB
> BBbBB
> BbBBB

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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159 active golfers, 591 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#31 - Nico / @_Nico_Caro

10/01/2016 at 04:36AM

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#32 - trx / @trxdbg

10/12/2016 at 02:25PM

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#33 - Alan Turing / @alantrng

11/28/2016 at 11:58PM

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#34 - Etai Nativ / @enativ72

02/25/2017 at 09:26AM

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#35 - Zhihong Liu / @pieapple03

02/26/2017 at 06:45AM

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#36 - sijinyuan / @sijinyuan

03/01/2017 at 01:52AM

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#37 - Ilya Shakirov / @aelaau

03/22/2017 at 10:23AM

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#38 - 梧桐王子 / @WutongYujie

05/04/2017 at 12:54PM

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#39 - Hocan Eittbe / @fifthwallfly

05/12/2017 at 02:38AM

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#40 - 杨洋 / @176795444

07/02/2017 at 03:46AM

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#41 - Turkey Man / @lvturkeyman

11/13/2017 at 08:34AM

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#42 - Benoit Mortgat / @Benoit_Mortgat

11/15/2017 at 02:23PM

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#43 - Oskar Fridell / @rax0m

02/02/2018 at 03:19PM

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#44 - ParasamGateZero / @ParasamGateZero

02/19/2018 at 07:58AM

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#45 - DHM / @DHM29978992

04/28/2018 at 03:20AM

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#46 - Daniël De Koker / @daniel_koker

07/04/2018 at 07:52AM

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#47 - chaotic / @laersn

09/07/2018 at 02:32PM

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#48 - Dax / @zacoxi

11/19/2018 at 06:54AM

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#49 - majo senf / @majo_senf

06/21/2019 at 12:42PM

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#50 - Melvin Cheung / @MelvinCheung

11/12/2019 at 10:34AM

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#51 - Viktor Styrud / @ViktorStyrud

11/28/2019 at 04:19PM

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#52 - Miłosz Łakomy / @foobar01123

12/11/2019 at 05:56AM

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#53 - RockerZZY / @rocker_zzy

06/16/2020 at 12:25AM

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#54 - Jean George / @JeanGeo20504212

01/04/2022 at 02:51PM

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#55 - Alex / @AlexanderHeatl2

05/31/2022 at 04:19PM

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#56 - Janzen / @__Coos

10/02/2022 at 12:58PM

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#57 - Don'tBeAlarmed / @DontBeAlarmed

05/30/2024 at 06:17AM

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#58 - Peppa Pig / @PeppaPigSg

06/03/2024 at 04:36AM

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#59 - nickGPT / @nickandbro

08/28/2024 at 03:21AM

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#60 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

04/14/2016 at 11:57PM