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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 4fa085222037000001000045

Reverse and double space

Reverse the order of the given lines and double space everything

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1. Morbi leo risus, porta ac consectetur ac, vestibulum at eros.
2. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Donec sed odio dui.
3. Aenean eu leo quam.
4. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum.
5. Aenean lacinia bibendum nulla sed consectetur.

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5. Aenean lacinia bibendum nulla sed consectetur.

4. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum.

3. Aenean eu leo quam.

2. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Donec sed odio dui.

1. Morbi leo risus, porta ac consectetur ac, vestibulum at eros.

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Solutions

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:%s/s<BS>s<BS><BS>/x<BS>2<BS>.$.<BS>/.|<BS>\<BS>'<BS>\r/<CR>jkdd!G<BS><BS><BS>1GP<Down>dd8Gp3Gdd6Gpkddd2Gup<Esc>uudd2Gp<Esc>:w<CR><C-W>q

:%s/s<BS>s<BS><BS>/x<BS>2<BS>.$.<BS>/.|<BS>\<BS>'<BS>\r/<CR>jkdd!G<BS><BS><BS>1GP<Down>dd8Gp3Gdd6Gpkddd2Gup<Esc>uudd2Gp<Esc>:w<CR><C-W>q

Created by: @twosoul Tweet

198 active golfers, 499 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1 - Tim Chase / @gumnos

05/02/2012 at 01:08AM

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#2 - Marcin Kulik / @sickill

05/02/2012 at 08:05AM

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#3 - Kent Sibilev / @datanoise

05/02/2012 at 10:02PM

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#4 - Daumantas / @dbaltrus

05/03/2012 at 12:37AM

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#5 - Federico Galassi / @federicogalassi

05/03/2012 at 01:46AM

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#6 - Sebastian Kusnier / @skusnier

05/03/2012 at 07:54PM

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#7 - Martin Aumueller / @aumuell

05/04/2012 at 08:00PM

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#8 - Rod Knowlton / @codelahoma

05/05/2012 at 07:53PM

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#9 - Jiří Chára / @JiriChara

05/06/2012 at 12:40PM

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#10 - kurban / @kurban_mall

05/06/2012 at 04:01PM

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#11 - Son of Bongo / @bpcode

05/07/2012 at 04:25PM

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#12 - CoolWebTeacher / @coolwebteacher

05/07/2012 at 11:18PM

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#13 - Sergey / @sav86

05/09/2012 at 02:15AM

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#14 - mnx / @mnxx

05/10/2012 at 08:40PM

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#15 - Neil / @spameldoon

05/12/2012 at 01:56AM

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#16 - Evgeny Persienko / @zzazab

05/12/2012 at 05:34AM

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#17 - Christian Gaida / @chgaida

05/12/2012 at 04:44PM

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#18 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

05/13/2012 at 03:16PM

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#19 - Sunny Klair / @0xSunhay

05/13/2012 at 10:54PM

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#20 - CyLiu / @CyLiu

05/15/2012 at 02:03PM

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#21 - Mikael Engström / @mikaelengstrom

05/17/2012 at 09:29AM

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#22 - Forrest L Norvell / @othiym23

05/18/2012 at 06:39AM

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#23 - Benjamin Hitov / @benhitov

05/19/2012 at 04:12AM

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#24 - Vasil Sakarov / @vsakarov

05/21/2012 at 05:10PM

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#25 - John Whitley / @johnwhitley

05/27/2012 at 06:10PM

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#26 - Justin Love / @wondible

05/29/2012 at 06:39PM

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#27 - quintin / @quintinjeannoel

05/30/2012 at 04:57PM

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#28 - Benoit Mortgat / @Benoit_Mortgat

06/05/2012 at 06:39PM

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#29 - Benson Kim / @BensonRLA

06/06/2012 at 11:35AM

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#30 - Paul Gessler / @pdgessler

06/07/2012 at 03:54AM