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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   

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

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< 		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 @mabeyj:

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737 active golfers, 3340 entries

Solutions by @mabeyj:

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#71 - Jimmy Mabey / @mabeyj

01/20/2013 at 08:00PM

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#>161 - Jimmy Mabey / @mabeyj

01/20/2013 at 07:56PM

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#>188 - Jimmy Mabey / @mabeyj

01/20/2013 at 07:49PM

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#>195 - Jimmy Mabey / @mabeyj

01/20/2013 at 07:38PM

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#>276 - Jimmy Mabey / @mabeyj

01/20/2013 at 07:26PM

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#>348 - Jimmy Mabey / @mabeyj

01/20/2013 at 07:05PM

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#>365 - Jimmy Mabey / @mabeyj

01/20/2013 at 06:54PM