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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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3979 active golfers, 13005 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1981 - newton / @newtonsmartt

10/15/2013 at 11:42PM

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#1982 - Lajos Koszti / @Ajnasz

10/16/2013 at 11:33AM

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#1983 - no / @justforvimgolf

10/16/2013 at 12:33PM

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#1984 - foo / @foo88832727

10/18/2013 at 02:10PM

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#1985 - Nik Klassen / @nik_klassen

10/21/2013 at 08:04PM

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#1986 - syncroswitch / @syncorswitch

10/23/2013 at 06:38PM

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#1987 - J. Nick Terry / @deft_code

10/23/2013 at 08:08PM

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#1988 - Rodolphe Belouin / @rbelouin

10/23/2013 at 10:47PM

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#1989 - Hiro Suzuki / @hiro_suzuki

10/25/2013 at 03:02AM

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#1990 - Fabian / @crapslog

10/25/2013 at 08:25AM

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#1991 - DESCHAMPS Henrick / @H3nr1ck_

10/26/2013 at 07:51AM

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#1992 - n.st / @0013901644043f9

10/27/2013 at 05:35PM

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#1993 - Ben White / @MichaelBeemer

10/27/2013 at 11:38PM

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#1994 - Lorcan McDonald / @lorcanmcdonald

10/31/2013 at 03:13PM

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#1995 - Pieter Kuijpers / @pkuijpers

11/02/2013 at 04:08PM

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#1996 - Michał Ciepły / @cieplok

11/02/2013 at 08:07PM

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#1997 - Michael / @Acktagatta

11/03/2013 at 11:28PM

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#1998 - Alexey Shmalko / @RasenDubi

11/04/2013 at 04:07PM

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#1999 - Erez Shinan / @erezsh

11/05/2013 at 01:26PM

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#2000 - Leo Critchley / @leojfc

11/06/2013 at 10:57AM

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#2001 - c / @mmo_chess

11/06/2013 at 05:36PM

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#2002 - Jakub Horák / @kubahorak

11/07/2013 at 06:18AM

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#2003 - albert peng / @holoiii

11/07/2013 at 11:55PM

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#2004 - Patrick Paul-Hus / @hydrozen

11/10/2013 at 01:10AM

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#2005 - vall / @provall1

11/13/2013 at 10:13AM

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#2006 - Kyle McKee / @McKee_Kyle

11/13/2013 at 01:05PM

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#2007 - Edgar Hipp / @EdgarHipp

11/14/2013 at 04:51PM

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#2008 - Mathieu Larouche / @matdube

11/15/2013 at 12:26PM

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#2009 - Anton / @AntonKalyaev

11/15/2013 at 03:37PM

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#2010 - Денис Кириченко / @Deni10o

11/15/2013 at 03:41PM