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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 57959f8a083a7e0c45000001

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My large herbivorous mammals, Vim commands, and POSIX utilities need to be sorted separately.

Start file
camel
elk
alpaca
deer
buffalo

buffer
delete
append
change
file
edit

date
chmod
awk
bc
End file
alpaca
buffalo
camel
deer
elk

append
buffer
change
delete
edit
file

awk
bc
chmod
date

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The :abc's of Vim, you could say, are the expansions of each single-letter
colon command. Here'
s the complete list:

:append
:buffer
:change
:delete
:edit
:file
:global
:help
:insert
:join
:k (:mark)
:list
:move
:next
:open
:print
:quit
:read
:substitute
:t (:copy)
:undo
:vglobal
:write
:xit (:exit)
:yank
:z

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#125 Stoyko Stanchev / @stoykostanchev - Score: 78 - 08/12/16 @ 21:55
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