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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 5192f96ad8df110002000002

Words in parens

We should all ace this, right?

Start file

one two
three

End file

(one) (two)
(three)

View Diff

1,2c1,2
< one two
< three
---
> (one) (two)
> (three)

Solutions

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3976 active golfers, 12991 entries

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#3511 - Anthony GRASSIOT / @antograssiot

05/05/2019 at 07:30AM

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#3512 - TheMagzuz / @DamMarkus

05/24/2019 at 03:22PM

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#3514 - Am Jam / @LoneJam

06/11/2019 at 08:43PM

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08/29/2019 at 09:18PM

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#3516 - 煮沸的白開水 / @season_303030

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#3517 - Marten Ringwelski / @Marteon27

12/07/2019 at 07:03PM

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#3518 - Joe Farnsworth / @JoeFarnsworth

03/26/2020 at 03:02AM

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#3519 - bigsystem / @bigsystem2

05/28/2020 at 03:07PM

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#3520 - Kieran / @Kieran39992130

06/02/2020 at 05:50AM

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#3523 - John Doe / @JohnDoe75830353

12/22/2020 at 12:05AM

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01/07/2021 at 12:57AM

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#3525 - yxke / @_yxke

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#3526 - Иван / @wansmer

04/20/2023 at 10:19PM

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#3527 - Gerard Keane / @gerardkeane

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#3528 - Alexander Groth / @alexander-walkingtreegames

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05/17/2013 at 12:16AM

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#3530 - Adelar S. Queiróz / @adelarsq

05/29/2013 at 02:29AM

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#3531 - Endel Dreyer / @endel

06/30/2013 at 04:22AM

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#3532 - Matthieu Honel / @ocus

07/08/2013 at 03:27PM

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#3533 - Michael Victor Zink / @mvzink

07/11/2013 at 01:23AM

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#3534 - jessepye / @jessepye

07/19/2013 at 09:17PM

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#3535 - Steffen Dienst / @sdienst

07/23/2013 at 07:40AM

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#3536 - joinvimgolf / @joinvimgolf

08/08/2013 at 04:13PM

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#3537 - Jesse Fisher / @jessecfisher

08/24/2013 at 04:02AM

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#3538 - Hachez Floran / @FloranHachez

09/02/2013 at 04:08PM

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#3539 - Martin Bakiev / @mrafcho001

09/25/2013 at 03:52AM

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#3540 - Hieu M. Nguyen / @ngnmhieu

10/03/2013 at 03:54AM