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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):

37

#3931 - Travis / @trayoda

11/06/2014 at 09:38PM

38

#3932 - gaetan navez / @quiricou

07/24/2013 at 05:29PM

38

#3933 - Cao Manh Dat / @caomanhdat

10/30/2014 at 02:20AM

39

#3934 - FocusandBlur / @focusandblur

03/23/2014 at 08:52PM

40

#3935 - Pablo / @chambawamba358

10/02/2013 at 12:13PM

40

#3936 - Volafile.io / @volafile

12/20/2013 at 03:36PM

40

#3937 - bluehat / @b1u3h4t

09/17/2014 at 04:03PM

40

#3938 - Jean Carlo Machado / @JeanCarloMachad

06/04/2015 at 05:48PM

40

#3939 - Hasan Alirajpurwala / @hasan_356

01/26/2019 at 07:02AM

40

#3940 - Jakub Jančička / @JancickaJ

09/22/2019 at 08:29AM

40

#3941 - Die_marlone / @m8rl0n

10/02/2020 at 01:34PM

41

#3942 - Webdeveloper⭐⭐ / @refschool

11/09/2018 at 08:27PM

42

#3943 - Eric Kelly / @HeroicEric

06/12/2013 at 07:52PM

42

#3944 - icecreambeard / @IceCreamBeard

11/07/2014 at 08:35AM

43

#3945 - Михайлов Борис / @kagux

02/24/2014 at 09:59AM

43

#3946 - Maciej Nowak / @maciejt_nowak

04/20/2014 at 05:35PM

43

#3947 - Nurettin Abacı / @NurettinAbaci

08/05/2019 at 05:56PM

43

#3948 - MoreWillMusic / @morewillmusic

10/02/2020 at 03:36PM

44

#3949 - Kwak / @Kwak35380772

06/29/2018 at 08:03AM

44

#3950 - く / @noblack_nolife

01/22/2020 at 01:00AM

45

#3951 - 함근상 / @tEkfiAoKJdn11hT

06/29/2018 at 08:40AM

45

#3952 - Neo / @neothetranquil

09/25/2022 at 04:43AM

46

#3953 - Kevin Ilphrin Pellet / @Kilphrin

04/09/2015 at 04:27PM

47

#3954 - Sean Dokko / @seandokko

02/03/2014 at 05:48PM

47

#3955 - Alejandro Alemán / @alemanramos

04/06/2014 at 11:07AM

48

#3956 - 黄锦 / @hujin1860

12/21/2014 at 04:43PM

50

#3957 - Zhao Bin / @ZhaoBin2

06/08/2016 at 03:07PM

53

#3958 - Prody / @Prody225

11/12/2013 at 05:27PM

53

#3959 - e / @thestudygoddess

11/16/2020 at 05:58AM

59

#3960 - Matthew D. Huff / @theinfamoushuff

05/27/2015 at 04:19PM