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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 4d1a4d82a860b7447200008d

Whitespace, empty lines and tabs

Convert tabs to spaces, strip empty lines and trailing whitespace.

Start file
	convert tabs to spaces

		strip all blank lines 

	and remove any trailing spaces   
End file
  convert tabs to spaces
    strip all blank lines
  and remove any trailing spaces

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< 	convert tabs to spaces
< 
< 		strip all blank lines 
< 
< 	and remove any trailing spaces   
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>   convert tabs to spaces
>     strip all blank lines
>   and remove any trailing spaces

Solutions by @dongho-jung:

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Solutions by @dongho-jung:
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#54 - DongHo Jung / @dongho-jung

01/30/2026 at 04:46PM

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#>191 - DongHo Jung / @dongho-jung

01/30/2026 at 04:44PM

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#>199 - DongHo Jung / @dongho-jung

01/30/2026 at 04:43PM

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#>231 - DongHo Jung / @dongho-jung

01/30/2026 at 04:40PM

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#>241 - DongHo Jung / @dongho-jung

01/30/2026 at 04:16PM

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#>269 - DongHo Jung / @dongho-jung

01/30/2026 at 04:14PM

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#>393 - DongHo Jung / @dongho-jung

01/30/2026 at 03:54PM

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#>437 - DongHo Jung / @dongho-jung

01/30/2026 at 03:52PM

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#>612 - DongHo Jung / @dongho-jung

01/30/2026 at 03:51PM

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#>675 - DongHo Jung / @dongho-jung

01/30/2026 at 03:48PM

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#>714 - DongHo Jung / @dongho-jung

01/30/2026 at 03:43PM