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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 4fc9d767d3a0d4000100000e

Append semicolon after expressions

Some lines need the semicolon, some don't.

Start file

var foo

var bar = myCoolStuff()

callRemote()

foo = callTheWorld()

End file

var foo;

var bar = myCoolStuff();

callRemote();

foo = callTheWorld();

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1c1
< var foo
---
> var foo;
3c3
< var bar = myCoolStuff()
---
> var bar = myCoolStuff();
5c5
< callRemote()
---
> callRemote();
7c7
< foo = callTheWorld()
---
> foo = callTheWorld();

Solutions

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419 active golfers, 1056 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#181 - Runar / @runarfu

01/11/2013 at 12:24PM

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#182 - Trevor Powell / @DoomedBunnies

03/20/2013 at 02:05AM

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#183 - Tyler / @tylerbindon

04/03/2013 at 07:33PM

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#184 - Justin / @justinjaffray

04/28/2013 at 06:46PM

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#185 - r00tine / @r00tine

05/01/2013 at 06:29PM

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#186 - 张文远 / @zhwenyuan

05/20/2013 at 01:57PM

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#187 - curist / @curist

07/09/2013 at 04:16AM

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#188 - Aaron Bieber / @aaronbieber

07/16/2013 at 11:50PM

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#189 - Roland Schatz / @fl_Overmind

07/18/2013 at 03:43PM

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#190 - Nathan / @NathanHarperoni

08/08/2013 at 01:39PM

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#191 - Bart of Denver / @bartofdenver

08/12/2013 at 03:30PM

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#192 - Ed Zukowski / @dataoverflow

08/27/2013 at 04:25PM

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#193 - Luis Visintini / @lvisintini

08/27/2013 at 06:51PM

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#194 - Tim / @timwr

08/27/2013 at 07:10PM

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#195 - Hachez Floran / @FloranHachez

09/03/2013 at 07:08PM

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#196 - RobertT / @techrt2050

09/22/2013 at 05:10AM

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#197 - newton / @newtonsmartt

10/15/2013 at 08:26PM

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#198 - foo / @foo88832727

10/18/2013 at 04:00PM

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#199 - bunnies president / @bunnies4p

10/27/2013 at 05:14PM

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#200 - US Dollar Price / @USDollarPrice

11/06/2013 at 06:31AM

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#201 - Mathieu Larouche / @matdube

11/19/2013 at 02:13AM

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#202 - Eric Potter / @pottereric

12/20/2013 at 02:49PM

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#203 - Sam Burk / @smwbk

12/21/2013 at 03:57AM

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#204 - Matt Parnell / @parnmattdev

01/02/2014 at 11:24PM

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#205 - Quota / @Quotad

01/27/2014 at 10:46AM

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#206 - João Paiva / @jgpaiva

01/31/2014 at 11:30AM

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#207 - Jérémy Autran / @jjautran

01/31/2014 at 01:12PM

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#208 - Joonas Pihlajamaa / @jokkebk

02/19/2014 at 12:18PM

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#209 - Timothy Lin / @lzh9102

03/07/2014 at 11:37PM

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#210 - Patrick Oscity / @der_padde

03/26/2014 at 12:33PM