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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 9v006283b31d00000000021d

delete swap

delete all swap

Start file

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End file

1234567

View Diff

1,7c1
< 1
< 2
< 3
< 4
< 5
< 6
< 7
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> 1234567

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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Created by: @vanniuner Tweet

557 active golfers, 1788 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#271 - ilyas / @Ahaaah2071

09/18/2023 at 01:23PM

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#272 - Inanna Ninanak / @InannaDances

09/20/2023 at 02:58AM

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#273 - Mohammad Apel Mahmod / @apel_mahmod

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#274 - Monkey Boy / @monkey29089

09/23/2023 at 05:03AM

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#275 - Markus Ditlev Olsen / @DitlevOlsen

09/30/2023 at 09:05PM

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#276 - Justinian III / @iii_justin64535

10/08/2023 at 12:24AM

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#277 - LandR / @ListenAndR

10/18/2023 at 07:52AM

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#278 - Chris Braissant / @braissac

10/18/2023 at 09:40PM

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#279 - Paul Molloy / @paulsmolloy

10/19/2023 at 07:20PM

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#280 - Luoyb / @Luoyb

10/21/2023 at 03:49AM

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#281 - _ / @k_n_rvs

10/23/2023 at 02:38PM

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#282 - Alexandre Huot / @AlexandreHuot1

10/29/2023 at 01:55AM

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#283 - Sergej Karavajnij / @basyanya_sk

11/02/2023 at 08:06AM

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#284 - Vimgolf User / @VimgolfU

11/02/2023 at 09:17AM

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#285 - snkkid / @snkkid

11/06/2023 at 02:21PM

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#286 - tien / @tien40766111

11/09/2023 at 11:44AM

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#287 - konzy / @konzy

11/10/2023 at 09:07PM

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#288 - FilipRazek / @FilipRazek

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#289 - Anyatsu / @Anyatsu

11/11/2023 at 01:37PM

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#290 - dailybeef / @dailybeef

11/16/2023 at 07:24PM

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#291 - So Ito / @itoso

11/17/2023 at 02:18PM

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#292 - Ludovic Schwartz / @ludovicschwartz

11/17/2023 at 02:53PM

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#293 - Maurice Schmicking / @m_schmicking

11/17/2023 at 04:16PM

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#294 - Kento Nishio / @ken2403

11/20/2023 at 05:17AM

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#295 - 185264646 / @185264646

11/26/2023 at 11:31AM

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#296 - lethalNeutrino / @lethalNeutrino

11/28/2023 at 12:24PM

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#297 - levioneyh / @levioneyh

12/12/2023 at 11:54PM

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#298 - asirago / @asiragoo

12/13/2023 at 11:31PM

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#299 - Adrián Fidalgo-Díaz / @adrianFD22

12/15/2023 at 05:02PM

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#300 - Leon Katsnelson / @leonkatsnelson

12/15/2023 at 07:29PM