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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 53c66c482b4166000226bbee

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Replace contents of brackets with matching number of spaces. Don't ask what the format's supposed to be.

Start file

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[0:1]
[1:100]
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End file

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< [1:100]
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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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:<Up><Up><Up>%s/[^\[\]]*/\=repeat()/g<Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Left>' ', strlen()<Left>submatch(0)<CR>:wq<CR>

Created by: @udioica Tweet

489 active golfers, 1606 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1 - Tim Chase / @gumnos

07/16/2014 at 08:52PM

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#2 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

07/16/2014 at 09:03PM

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#3 - Edgar Hipp / @EdgarHipp

07/17/2014 at 11:41AM

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#4 - Yann Moisan / @YannMoisan

07/17/2014 at 10:43PM

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#5 - Siddhanathan S. / @siddhanathan

07/19/2014 at 07:32PM

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#6 - Birkir Ólafsson / @Birkirlafsson

07/20/2014 at 11:23AM

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#7 - Chaitanya Desu / @ChaituNu

07/21/2014 at 12:06AM

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#8 - John Braxler / @braxler

07/22/2014 at 01:11PM

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#9 - Petro Тrouq / @zulolosi

07/22/2014 at 03:09PM

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#10 - Yoonho Lee / @ID_einet89

07/23/2014 at 09:49AM

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#11 - vimgolf copycat / @vimgolf_copycat

07/28/2014 at 03:33PM

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#12 - Maximiliano Padulo / @mpadulo

07/29/2014 at 02:05PM

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#13 - Slartibartfast / @S_Bartfast

07/30/2014 at 10:43AM

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#14 - Lance Olsen / @muirbot

08/05/2014 at 09:20PM

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#15 - Ivan Brennan / @ivanbrennan

08/06/2014 at 04:13AM

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#16 - fa / @twiteciop

08/06/2014 at 07:19PM

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#17 - Roman Charushin / @lompee

08/08/2014 at 01:38PM

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#18 - Ben Haines / @bhainesva

08/08/2014 at 05:16PM

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#19 - Siddhartha R Thota / @tweetingsid

08/11/2014 at 10:14AM

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#20 - Phil Runninger / @PhilRunninger

08/14/2014 at 09:38PM

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#21 - Yu-Lun Tseng / @YuLunTseng

08/28/2014 at 04:59AM

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#22 - Juan-Lucas Picard / @davidmh

09/09/2014 at 02:47AM

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#23 - Johannes H. / @neVexa

09/22/2014 at 07:23PM

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#24 - Bob Davison / @bobd91

09/23/2014 at 08:14PM

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#25 - Pierre Stévens / @pierre_stv

10/06/2014 at 01:15PM

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#26 - Lupus Woulfe / @vim_mernd

10/07/2014 at 03:47PM

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#27 - E Both / @enboth

10/16/2014 at 07:58PM

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#28 - Andreas Simon / @ndrssmn

10/19/2014 at 03:57PM

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#29 - Yuriy / @skriyka

11/20/2014 at 02:35PM

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#30 - Roberto Alegro / @robertoaall

12/01/2014 at 04:41PM