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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 57cf3e398c660c1f8f014717

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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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167 active golfers, 522 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#121 - John Barbero Unenge / @JBarberU

11/09/2016 at 02:24PM

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#122 - Saki Gw / @Sakigw

11/10/2016 at 03:32PM

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#123 - BlackCap / @BlackCapCoder

11/23/2016 at 04:18PM

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#124 - Richard Mörbitz / @Lodifice

12/08/2016 at 10:50PM

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#125 - holy_sin / @0zero0

12/16/2016 at 07:50AM

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#126 - Michał Dytko / @DytkoM

12/20/2016 at 08:31AM

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#127 - Yann / @yannstad

02/21/2017 at 07:00AM

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#128 - Mitchell / @Spitchell

03/18/2017 at 04:39PM

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#129 - Avijit Gupta / @526avijit

03/25/2017 at 06:33AM

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#130 - caplod / @caplod

03/25/2017 at 07:39PM

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#131 - Brian Hall / @_bruab_

05/06/2017 at 06:05PM

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#132 - Rami Hovi / @hacker_lawyer

05/16/2017 at 09:54AM

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#133 - Chicuella / @chicuellahere

06/06/2017 at 10:55AM

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#134 - John Smith / @johns32768

06/21/2017 at 05:43PM

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#135 - Geoff / @RealGeoffErwin

12/18/2017 at 08:30PM

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#136 - :wq / @write_quit_22

06/29/2021 at 03:12AM

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#137 - Christian Guenter / @chris_guenter

09/09/2016 at 05:32PM

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#138 - Søren / @natlampen

09/20/2016 at 04:09PM

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#139 - Alex Ulitin / @inventivealex

09/23/2016 at 02:37AM

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#140 - Koudougou / @OpenPatate

09/23/2016 at 02:19PM

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#141 - Clalani / @clalania

10/14/2016 at 10:55AM

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#142 - myjunkmails / @myjunkmails

11/24/2016 at 05:35AM

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#143 - Marcel Akkerman / @MarcelAkkerman

12/29/2016 at 08:10AM

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#144 - Paul Draghicescu / @pdragy

03/23/2018 at 12:00AM

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#145 - Aaron / @_Lordofthevoid_

12/10/2019 at 08:47PM

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#146 - jonas-grobe / @jonas-grobe

02/03/2024 at 10:13PM

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#147 - luffy / @raxcoi

09/10/2016 at 05:22PM

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#148 - Joël Christ / @jjlchrist

10/07/2016 at 07:32PM

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#149 - TweetDreams / @TweetMusicians

10/08/2016 at 10:18AM

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#150 - mnx / @mnxx

11/14/2016 at 02:58PM