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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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#1501 - merphant / @merphant

10/27/2015 at 08:53AM

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#1502 - Ben Harris / @bharrisau

11/01/2015 at 08:03AM

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11/15/2015 at 05:26AM

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#1507 - Aaron Mininger / @AMininger

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#1508 - EatYourGreens / @VimTwo

11/27/2015 at 05:11PM

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#1510 - Matías Lang / @sh4r3m4n

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12/20/2015 at 05:01PM

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#1514 - Ethan Stewart / @EthanS279

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#1515 - Sebastian Nickel / @tumblingwhimsy

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#1516 - Mirko Grönroos / @hermo

01/13/2016 at 03:56PM

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#1517 - Lindsay Swift / @_lindsai_

01/17/2016 at 07:50PM

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#1522 - Niels Madan / @nielsmadan

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#1523 - James Burns / @James_Ian_Burns

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#1525 - Robert Wooner / @RobertWooner

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#1527 - Jonathan Taylor / @Jonyonson

03/20/2016 at 01:26AM

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#1528 - Jason Choi / @joyous_jason

03/29/2016 at 08:17AM

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#1529 - glepha / @glepha_vim

03/31/2016 at 02:18AM

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