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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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3977 active golfers, 12992 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#841 - Chris Kirkland / @numbahs

11/12/2017 at 03:16AM

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#842 - Ad Infinitum / @Ad_Inifinitum

11/13/2017 at 07:20PM

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#843 - Benoit Mortgat / @Benoit_Mortgat

11/13/2017 at 08:40PM

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#844 - oops / @oopserror404

11/15/2017 at 04:10PM

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#845 - Camillott Games / @camillottgames

11/18/2017 at 12:10AM

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#846 - Wayne / @lilwayne15561

11/28/2017 at 07:08PM

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#847 - daikiOka / @OdsOka

12/02/2017 at 01:24PM

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#848 - Pereant osores / @viniciusxp

12/05/2017 at 12:17PM

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#849 - Eric Liao / @rcliaodev

12/06/2017 at 07:38AM

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#850 - Joachim Wedin / @joachim_wedin

12/08/2017 at 12:27PM

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#851 - Edward / @GLineEdward

12/24/2017 at 06:11AM

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#852 - Alphonse Mariya / @alfunx

01/08/2018 at 06:29PM

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#853 - ParasamGateZero / @ParasamGateZero

01/13/2018 at 07:12AM

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#854 - Matthew Rademaker / @radamakar

01/24/2018 at 02:11AM

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#855 - Dominic Z / @thammaaa

01/25/2018 at 09:43AM

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#856 - bocadillodeatun / @bocadillodeatun

01/28/2018 at 11:00AM

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#857 - thadeuszlay / @thadeuszlay

01/28/2018 at 10:34PM

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#858 - John C Shea / @MHSSachems

01/28/2018 at 10:46PM

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#859 - Herz3h / @Herz3h

02/06/2018 at 10:27PM

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#860 - Alvaro / @VaroClemente

02/18/2018 at 10:20PM

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#861 - Roger Zurawicki / @zurawiki

02/21/2018 at 05:11AM

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#862 - z1505804@mvrht.net / @z150580

02/22/2018 at 09:49AM

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#863 - elsie / @elsie06177256

02/22/2018 at 11:10AM

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#864 - bruno / @LokoPoggi

02/23/2018 at 12:29AM

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#865 - Guirec CORBEL / @GuirecCorbel

02/25/2018 at 11:59PM

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#866 - GreenPinguin / @GreenPinguin2

03/07/2018 at 04:41PM

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#867 - ナイト / @ndknight

03/11/2018 at 09:09AM

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#868 - Steven Petsche / @StevenPetsche

03/11/2018 at 09:18AM

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#869 - Chris Sutton / @cs1379320

03/12/2018 at 02:54AM

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#870 - Jacky / @MrBearPan

03/12/2018 at 10:44PM