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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 4d1a8bf2b8cb3409320002c4

Search and Replace 0

Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.

Start file
aaa
aab
abb
bbb
aaa
aab
abb
bbb
aaa
aab
abb
bbb
aaa
aab
abb
bbb
aaa
aab
abb
bbb
End file
xaaax
aab
abb
bbb
xaaax
aab
abb
bbb
xaaax
aab
abb
bbb
xaaax
aab
abb
bbb
xaaax
aab
abb
bbb

View Diff

1c1
< aaa
---
> xaaax
5c5
< aaa
---
> xaaax
9c9
< aaa
---
> xaaax
13c13
< aaa
---
> xaaax
17c17
< aaa
---
> xaaax

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Solutions by @sigfpe:
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#398 - Dan Piponi / @sigfpe

07/21/2015 at 07:56PM

12
#>398 - Dan Piponi / @sigfpe

07/21/2015 at 07:58PM

13
#>807 - Dan Piponi / @sigfpe

07/21/2015 at 07:53PM

13
#>807 - Dan Piponi / @sigfpe

07/21/2015 at 07:54PM

15
#>1086 - Dan Piponi / @sigfpe

07/21/2015 at 07:52PM

16
#>1172 - Dan Piponi / @sigfpe

07/21/2015 at 07:51PM