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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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3969 active golfers, 12967 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#871 - ewalk153 / @ewalk153

04/01/2018 at 12:14AM

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#872 - ken / @mindnaked

04/04/2018 at 07:08AM

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#873 - Fichera Gaetano / @gaetanofic

04/10/2018 at 03:40PM

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#874 - AndrzejWasowski@scholar.social 🌻 🕊️ / @AndrzejWasowski

04/19/2018 at 12:10PM

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#875 - Milan Ľudma / @turiec_

04/29/2018 at 09:51PM

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#876 - Daniel Liu / @idanieliu

05/03/2018 at 05:35AM

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#877 - Justin Hoyt / @JustinHoyt24

05/04/2018 at 01:35PM

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#878 - golfer / @golfer30767399

05/04/2018 at 10:06PM

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#879 - Kaydo Alders / @Yousousen

05/07/2018 at 08:43PM

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#880 - Zach Johnson / @zachjohnsondev

05/07/2018 at 11:51PM

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#881 - Bimal Gaudel / @BimalGaudel

05/08/2018 at 10:30AM

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#882 - Alexey Shiklomanov / @ashiklom711

05/09/2018 at 02:27PM

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#883 - Matt Aschmann / @ma7hatter

05/21/2018 at 06:38PM

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#884 - golfal / @golfal2

06/02/2018 at 02:46AM

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#885 - Daniël De Koker / @daniel_koker

06/03/2018 at 03:50PM

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06/06/2018 at 03:43AM

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#887 - Davidoir / @Davidoir

06/07/2018 at 10:23AM

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#888 - Jules Wichita / @octarlol

06/07/2018 at 09:42PM

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06/19/2018 at 09:16PM

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#890 - steph-query / @StephQuery

06/29/2018 at 10:16PM

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#891 - 3admin / @achtebaby

06/29/2018 at 11:14PM

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#892 - sspan / @sspantz

07/02/2018 at 04:20AM

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#893 - Gemille Ford / @gemilleford

07/02/2018 at 01:27PM

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#894 - Alfredo Ribeiro / @aribeiro

07/05/2018 at 06:52PM

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#895 - Ira Page / @ira__page

07/10/2018 at 06:00AM

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#896 - Judy / @Bibilidibipi

07/13/2018 at 11:48PM

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#897 - Francesco Sacchi / @depsir

07/16/2018 at 08:19AM

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#898 - Gareth Miller / @CTingCTer

07/17/2018 at 08:48AM

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#899 - niwatoco / @yoshitune9

07/18/2018 at 11:32PM

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#900 - Andrew Peterson / @FungalRaincloud

07/27/2018 at 04:09AM