Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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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#541 - cook / @mattcook08

03/29/2023 at 05:25PM

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#542 - Jay R / @RonatinJ

09/25/2022 at 06:50PM

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#543 - toddagibson / @toddagibson

05/12/2023 at 04:22PM

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#544 - ただまる / @tada_maru_jp

09/06/2023 at 02:14PM

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#545 - hono-n / @hono-n

12/05/2024 at 05:27AM

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#546 - asdf / @asdf75821425

05/21/2022 at 04:15PM

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#547 - Sơn Trần / @sontranpk

06/12/2022 at 08:18AM

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#548 - andre / @pintoquete

09/22/2023 at 07:39PM

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#549 - sweetmeatbox / @justinwiiiii

05/29/2024 at 03:36AM

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#550 - dogmeat / @dogmeat11

05/23/2022 at 06:42PM

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#551 - Gumpfor / @Gumpfor

01/22/2024 at 02:39PM

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#552 - Alan Fandrich / @BigBoyAlan

08/14/2024 at 04:09AM

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#553 - Noah Gordon / @bensbr0

11/17/2022 at 01:01PM

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#554 - Bigerrr / @Bigerrr1

10/09/2022 at 12:50AM

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#555 - 🌧️閃 / @jokoray

09/08/2022 at 10:03AM

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#556 - DeokRin Yu / @deokrin

06/18/2022 at 04:02PM

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#557 - WangPei / @WangPei-hitman

07/02/2024 at 01:22PM