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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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3969 active golfers, 12967 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1201 - retired account / @retired10072015

06/03/2013 at 10:26AM

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#1202 - Ryan Davis / @rsdavis865

06/07/2013 at 04:18AM

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#1203 - rcmdnk / @rcmdnk

06/11/2013 at 11:00AM

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#1204 - Eric Söderström / @eksoderstrom

06/13/2013 at 09:24PM

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#1205 - Ryan Castillo / @rmcastil

06/23/2013 at 11:57PM

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#1206 - Adrian Roston / @akroston

06/24/2013 at 01:51AM

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#1207 - Jonáš Šerých / @serycjon

06/25/2013 at 08:14PM

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#1208 - Arthur LEDARD / @arthur_yaal

06/27/2013 at 03:20PM

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#1209 - Bogdan Gusiev / @bgusiev

06/28/2013 at 07:53PM

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#1210 - Dom Armstrong / @dom_cycleface

06/30/2013 at 08:00PM

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#1211 - zlydem / @zlydem

07/02/2013 at 02:34PM

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#1212 - Sisso Ananda / @365DayToNibbana

07/02/2013 at 06:18PM

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#1213 - Gosteau Alexandre / @eclostene

07/03/2013 at 12:34PM

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#1214 - zmf_tim / @zmf_tim

07/04/2013 at 11:50AM

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#1215 - Huu Nguyen / @huudev

07/09/2013 at 04:33PM

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#1216 - omahn / @omahn

07/09/2013 at 08:26PM

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#1217 - Bradd Szonye / @bszonye

07/09/2013 at 11:53PM

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#1218 - Amos King / @Adkron

07/12/2013 at 02:58AM

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#1219 - Roland Schatz / @fl_Overmind

07/12/2013 at 02:00PM

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#1220 - Kelly Steensma / @kellystee

07/18/2013 at 01:42AM

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07/18/2013 at 06:53PM

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#1222 - Trae Robrock / @trobrock

07/18/2013 at 07:09PM

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#1223 - Bruno Sutic / @brunosutic

07/18/2013 at 10:24PM

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#1224 - Peter Johannson / @PeterJohannson

08/03/2013 at 07:27PM

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#1225 - Global Maquereau / @GlobalMaquereau

08/06/2013 at 07:03AM

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#1226 - Kevin Etienne / @42__kevin

08/18/2013 at 06:25PM

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#1227 - Rémi Jézéquel / @Remjez

08/23/2013 at 10:24AM

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#1228 - Jason Davidson / @aka_lingy

08/24/2013 at 05:29PM

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#1229 - Barry Nichols / @Barry_Nichols

08/26/2013 at 07:43AM

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#1230 - Dan / @dan_winkler

08/26/2013 at 10:52AM