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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 @jkrause314:

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736 active golfers, 3339 entries

Solutions by @jkrause314:

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#102 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

01/13/2016 at 05:37PM

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#>161 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

01/13/2016 at 05:09PM

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#>293 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

10/06/2015 at 05:49PM

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#>330 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

10/06/2015 at 04:39AM

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#>373 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

10/06/2015 at 04:11AM

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#>552 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

10/06/2015 at 05:00AM