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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 5cf9ca1c6db575000607ed58

Join 'em

This shouldn't be too tough

Start file

These
words
need
to
be
joined.

Can you help me?

End file

These words need to be joined. Can you help me?

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> These words need to be joined. Can you help me?

Solutions

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151 active golfers, 251 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

5

#121 - oldandslow / @oldandslow5

11/27/2019 at 12:41PM

5

#122 - мои соседи вайнеры / @ionagamed

12/01/2019 at 08:10AM

5

#123 - Delon / @delonleonard

01/06/2020 at 11:28PM

5

#124 - 임덕윤 / @SnLHUF5ZYJXqI1m

01/07/2020 at 12:32PM

5

#125 - countime / @countime1

03/17/2020 at 06:15AM

5

#126 - Austin Scott / @theMetgame

01/30/2021 at 10:50PM

5

#127 - A A A / @37fatos

02/02/2021 at 05:47PM

5

#128 - hepebexè / @hepebexe

02/14/2021 at 09:33PM

5

#129 - omer vishlitzky / @OVishlitzky

03/16/2021 at 03:34PM

5

#130 - tom / @marlow_th

05/07/2021 at 05:26AM

5

#131 - Justus Thane / @justusthane

05/12/2021 at 02:18PM

5

#132 - mevmev / @mevmev8

09/24/2021 at 10:02PM

5

#133 - yancy / @yancy_dong

09/27/2021 at 12:42AM

5

#134 - Karl Marx / @Xura_Kurtanidze

10/30/2021 at 04:09PM

5

#135 - Snurli / @Snurlipus

12/03/2021 at 12:36PM

5

#136 - Auri Iodide / @auri_iodide

03/06/2022 at 08:53AM

5

#137 - jackson / @bearahuman

04/18/2023 at 03:38PM

5

#138 - someone / @IKvacenok

06/15/2023 at 07:37PM

6

#139 - Maksym P. / @Maksym20755721

06/15/2019 at 07:23PM

6

#140 - Sean Sullivan / @_seanyneutron

07/12/2019 at 04:04AM

6

#141 - Simon Wilkinson / @simondwilkinson

08/24/2019 at 03:15PM

6

#142 - Hans Lidiki / @HLidiki

09/07/2019 at 05:52PM

6

#143 - Ariel Miculas / @ArielMiculas

09/19/2019 at 03:11PM

6

#144 - 김범준 / @kmbmjn

03/10/2021 at 07:30AM

7

#145 - Am Jam / @LoneJam

06/07/2019 at 03:27PM

7

#146 - Kevin Ushey / @kevin_ushey

06/10/2019 at 04:14PM

7

#147 - duyanh.y4n.pham / @PhamY4n

06/11/2019 at 08:32AM

7

#148 - Miki Tebeka / @tebeka

06/13/2019 at 01:18PM

7

#149 - Aaron / @_Lordofthevoid_

11/30/2019 at 04:51PM

9

#150 - nogeel / @nogeel

08/30/2019 at 01:22PM