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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

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#3751 - Anil Narayan / @AnilNarayan2013

07/23/2020 at 03:30AM

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#3752 - Rustem B. / @_rustemb

07/31/2020 at 11:52AM

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#3753 - 伟哥 / @w15659018558

10/02/2020 at 02:39PM

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#3754 - Samuel Lewi H / @slh_samuel

11/08/2020 at 04:19PM

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#3755 - said / @said13664960

12/15/2020 at 10:22PM

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#3756 - Ciaran / @iamh0ax

11/25/2023 at 08:12PM

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#3757 - Ben Friedland / @bfriedland174

07/03/2013 at 05:42PM

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#3758 - Vincent Lee / @vincentleest

07/08/2013 at 06:25AM

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#3759 - Dan Harrington / @Dan1H1

07/26/2013 at 01:49AM

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#3760 - Ignazio Mostallino / @gnagnone

08/15/2013 at 04:59PM

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#3761 - Sukesan1984 / @sukesan1984

09/12/2013 at 12:01PM

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#3762 - Victor Koronen / @victorkoronen

11/18/2013 at 07:09PM

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#3763 - Vkulla / @vkulla42

11/20/2013 at 01:02AM

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#3764 - Nicolas Friedli / @NicolasFriedli

12/01/2013 at 01:06PM

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#3765 - 3ffus0on / @3ffusi0on

12/05/2013 at 04:24PM

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#3766 - Eric Ahlberg / @e_ahlberg

12/14/2013 at 07:02PM

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#3767 - Quasar Jarosz / @quasarj

01/09/2014 at 02:51AM

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#3768 - William Fligor / @williamfligor

01/28/2014 at 05:15PM

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#3769 - Olivier Parent / @oliparcol

02/01/2014 at 03:30PM

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#3770 - コダマ / @pyorotan

02/13/2014 at 02:02PM

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#3771 - Chris / @143Pi

03/28/2014 at 01:46PM

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#3772 - Felipe Jaramillo F / @mrfelipe

04/01/2014 at 05:46AM

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#3773 - Корнев Руслан / @woto7

06/15/2014 at 02:26AM

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#3774 - Pratyush Mishra / @I_am_Tomato

06/21/2014 at 11:23PM

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#3775 - eitanlees / @eitanlees

06/23/2014 at 04:36AM

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#3776 - Paul Rodgers / @oursjaune

07/13/2014 at 02:11PM

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#3777 - Nicolas Dascanio / @NicoDascanio

11/25/2014 at 07:49PM

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#3778 - Bruno Vieira Costa / @bruno_vcosta

11/10/2015 at 01:09AM

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#3779 - Christopher Wells / @ExcaliburZero_Z

12/06/2015 at 09:05PM

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#3780 - Kevin Gisi / @cheerskevin

02/22/2016 at 09:07AM