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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

The best way to learn is to practice. Below, you will find some of the solutions other golfers have entered. To unlock higher ranked solutions, submit your own entry which does as well or better than the solutions you can currently see - climb the ladder!

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3976 active golfers, 12991 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#3781 - OlivierLi / @LiZhongSin

11/17/2016 at 02:13PM

25

#3782 - Austin Ray / @austospumanto

04/14/2017 at 10:02AM

25

#3783 - Doug Chan / @Coufu

04/28/2017 at 04:47PM

25

#3784 - Marc Hunter / @MrMarcHunter

08/05/2017 at 08:58PM

25

#3785 - Herr Joschka / @HerrJoschka

10/22/2017 at 05:38AM

25

#3786 - Spacesh1p / @spacesh1pdev

01/03/2018 at 06:55AM

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#3787 - eddie leon / @_eddie_leon

01/25/2018 at 03:46PM

25

#3788 - Amanj Sherwany / @amanjpro

03/04/2018 at 08:19PM

25

#3789 - Hugo / @szeyattai

08/17/2018 at 07:42AM

25

#3790 - Bruce Adams / @bruceadams1054

10/06/2018 at 10:09AM

25

#3791 - Gustavo Almeida / @gustaalmeidaws

11/04/2018 at 08:11PM

25

#3792 - throwaway / @throwaw77650361

03/05/2019 at 07:40PM

25

#3793 - x / @1rvan3210

05/01/2019 at 04:49AM

25

#3794 - vimgolfacct / @vimgolfacct

07/05/2019 at 03:48PM

25

#3795 - Fred Leclerc / @fredleclerc

07/24/2019 at 05:57PM

25

#3796 - Brent Westbrook / @westbrook_brent

01/22/2020 at 09:43PM

25

#3797 - Ali Kero / @stochastist

02/14/2020 at 07:16AM

25

#3798 - Tiago Nascimento / @tigum27

07/25/2020 at 02:11AM

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#3799 - 𝗙 ▲ 𝗥 𝗜 𝗦 𝗦 / @APsockes

10/08/2020 at 12:25AM

26

#3800 - Josh Vinson / @zyxwyvu

07/02/2013 at 06:40PM

26

#3801 - jmpak / @jmpak

08/07/2013 at 03:06PM

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#3802 - Ban / @Rheriel

10/22/2013 at 01:47PM

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#3803 - Colin DeCarlo / @colindecarlo

11/15/2013 at 03:07AM

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#3804 - Kevin Curtin / @KCurtin

12/17/2013 at 03:04PM

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#3805 - oujingwen / @oujingwen

12/19/2013 at 08:46AM

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#3806 - Joel Calado / @jcalado

02/02/2014 at 08:22PM

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#3807 - Levi / @thatguylevi

02/04/2014 at 08:45PM

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#3808 - AZ / @lazywithclass

02/24/2014 at 09:18PM

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#3809 - Chris Davison / @davisonnn

05/24/2014 at 11:18PM

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#3810 - robby bustle / @bobbyrussa

05/29/2014 at 04:24AM