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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

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#1411 - helen v cook / @bitmask

11/14/2014 at 11:19AM

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#1412 - Christopher Brew / @Seph1rothVII

11/15/2014 at 12:51AM

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#1416 - Merrick Christensen / @iammerrick

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12/05/2014 at 06:11PM

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#1420 - Christoph Paulik / @cpaulik

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12/18/2014 at 10:05PM

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12/31/2014 at 03:08AM

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#1427 - Jordana Lachow / @TomofBedlam

01/04/2015 at 03:38AM

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#1428 - Jake Eskel / @JakeEskel

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#1439 - Dorian Scheidt / @DorianListens

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