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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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#451 - Jin Hao / @hongjinhao

08/01/2024 at 12:38PM

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#452 - FerlySky / @_FerlySky

05/19/2022 at 03:27AM

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#453 - Strageslol / @Strageslol

06/03/2022 at 09:06AM

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#454 - Siddharth Murali / @SidTweetsALess

06/24/2022 at 10:18AM

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#455 - P / @P94394010P

06/27/2022 at 11:03AM

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#456 - Stanisław Ostrowski / @StanisawOstrow4

07/08/2022 at 09:50AM

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#457 - Jingshan Yin / @Jingshan1989

07/13/2022 at 09:24PM

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#458 - Ramil Gadzhiev / @RamiGaggi

08/27/2022 at 01:19PM

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#459 - LordPax / @LordPompax

10/05/2022 at 10:35PM

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#460 - Daniel Nettelfield / @DNIIBOY

12/11/2022 at 09:07PM

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#461 - Sylvain Dangin / @Sylvaner03

02/25/2023 at 08:15PM

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#462 - Jin-hyeok Kim / @JinhyeokKim12

03/13/2023 at 01:00AM

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#463 - jackson / @bearahuman

04/21/2023 at 03:08PM

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#464 - Alexandre Daoud / @AlexandreDaoud

06/10/2023 at 06:20AM

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#465 - Ibby / @sleepy_swords

06/18/2023 at 02:22PM

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#466 - slimsybeetle / @slimsybeetle

01/28/2024 at 07:18PM

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#467 - Jacob / @FuPingstar

02/01/2024 at 05:29PM

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#468 - Kory Newton / @korynewton

02/03/2024 at 08:50PM

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#469 - Namdrib / @Namdrib

07/21/2024 at 12:22PM

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#470 - Supreme Paudel / @paudsu01

07/29/2024 at 04:12AM

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#471 - James Skinner / @JSkinnerUK

08/09/2024 at 03:03PM

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#472 - Rudolf Unruh / @r-unruh

11/01/2024 at 11:48AM

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#473 - BigBerny / @bigbigberny

06/09/2022 at 02:16PM

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#474 - rando bando / @randoba40946238

06/24/2022 at 01:37AM

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#475 - oboki / @happy_oboki

07/28/2022 at 04:59AM

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#476 - Himanshu Tank / @himanshutank75

10/15/2022 at 06:11PM

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#477 - Abhijeet Bodas / @apbodas

10/30/2022 at 04:28PM

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#478 - Thomas 🏴 / @ThomasGrgrczk

11/19/2022 at 11:35AM

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#479 - Ricky (the fox) / @rickythefox

03/14/2023 at 08:40PM

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#480 - Christian Rametta / @ramettachristi1

04/09/2023 at 04:11PM