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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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557 active golfers, 1788 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#391 - Erisian Aspect / @ErisianAspect

05/23/2022 at 06:14PM

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#392 - iegorka / @iegorka

05/24/2022 at 07:58AM

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#393 - yang jing / @yiliyajing

05/24/2022 at 02:59PM

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#394 - Miki Tebeka / @tebeka

05/26/2022 at 01:33PM

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#395 - Stu / @Stunibert

05/27/2022 at 08:34PM

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#396 - Martin Bielik / @mabielik

05/31/2022 at 11:39AM

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#397 - A White Dwarf / @AWhiteDwarf1

06/01/2022 at 04:01PM

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#398 - T. Arch / @TArch76864215

06/09/2022 at 06:40PM

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#399 - Driver / @zhouyijiaren

06/11/2022 at 09:17AM

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#400 - Jeff Cui / @jeffacce

06/11/2022 at 10:27PM

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#401 - タク@Webエンジニア / @gakushi23

06/13/2022 at 11:49AM

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#402 - Matrices Matlab #1 / @matrices_matlab

07/08/2022 at 12:29PM

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#403 - Kim Hunter / @bigkm

08/03/2022 at 03:14PM

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#404 - Ezirel / @Ezirel

09/04/2022 at 12:51PM

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#405 - Dr. Peťko / @PetkoDr

09/13/2022 at 03:48AM

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#406 - Zhou Jiazheng / @ZhouJiazheng0

02/23/2023 at 01:04PM

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#407 - Vinay Sridhar / @kewllip

03/12/2023 at 11:58AM

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#408 - pbwn / @pbwn

04/05/2023 at 07:18AM

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#409 - Иван / @wansmer

04/22/2023 at 10:34PM

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#410 - Kaepa69 / @kaepa3

09/13/2023 at 03:12PM

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#411 - Aaron Hunt / @ach5910

09/28/2023 at 12:00AM

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#412 - 으앙 / @meri2727

10/11/2023 at 11:21AM

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#413 - Seok Hwan Kim / @gworldkim

10/23/2023 at 01:59PM

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#414 - ysw505 / @ysw505

01/14/2024 at 09:57AM

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#415 - EtherFan / @ether_fan

02/25/2024 at 10:07AM

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#416 - kbrashem / @kbrashem

05/17/2024 at 09:33PM

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#417 - Josh Bode / @joshbode

08/27/2024 at 04:22AM

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#418 - DayuanX / @DayuanX

09/29/2024 at 03:35PM

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#419 - Jan Lukány / @lukany

03/08/2025 at 03:10PM

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#420 - kovapi3088@serosin.com / @test39654481

06/22/2022 at 02:59PM