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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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::%s/\(\a*\)/(&)/g<CR>ZZ<C-A><BS><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Right><BS><CR><CR>%s/\(\w*\)/(\1)/g<CR>ZZ/<Esc><Esc>u<Esc>/<BS>:%s/\(\w*\)/(\1)/g<CR>ZZ<CR>:%s/\(\w*\)/(\1)/g<CR>ZZ<Left><Left><Right><Right><Right><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><CR><Esc>:w<CR><Esc>:wq<CR>

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3970 active golfers, 12969 entries

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#1801 - 薛浩滎 / @iTPChbTeI4ZW9s3

03/17/2020 at 05:29AM

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#1802 - Ryan Nevius / @ryannevius

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#1809 - RaylanFox / @RaylanFox

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#1810 - Kelvin Meyer / @Kelvin_Meyer15

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#1811 - ErQ325 / @EQ325

04/21/2020 at 02:14PM

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#1812 - Zachary Lee / @abstractlyZach

04/25/2020 at 05:09PM

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#1813 - せいほう / @FICSQF

04/26/2020 at 01:46AM

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#1814 - Wesley Runnels / @wesleyrunnels

04/28/2020 at 03:52PM

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#1815 - Seve / @Seve_py

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#1816 - Daniel Urzica / @revealer_dan

05/04/2020 at 08:14PM

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#1817 - Bspammer / @Bspammer

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#1818 - Neil Earnshaw / @neilearnshaw

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#1821 - Christophe Robillard / @krichtof

05/13/2020 at 05:21PM

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#1822 - Kevin Keefe / @KevinKeefe5

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#1823 - Sven Kõiv / @KoivSven

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#1825 - Bob Streams / @BobStreams1

06/01/2020 at 08:03PM

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#1828 - 店長 / @_shop_one

06/28/2020 at 08:35AM

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#1829 - mocihan / @mocihan

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#1830 - JLObject / @powful_panda

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