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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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3979 active golfers, 13005 entries

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#2011 - Dafydd Crosby / @DafyddCrosby

11/18/2013 at 02:44AM

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#2012 - david ta / @tadavid

11/20/2013 at 11:51PM

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#2013 - Peter Tillemans / @snamellit

11/23/2013 at 11:05PM

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#2014 - Oliver Daniel / @olivermdaniel

11/25/2013 at 10:22PM

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#2015 - Raphael / @rnstlr

11/26/2013 at 09:34PM

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#2016 - Nick Barnwell / @nickbarnwell

12/01/2013 at 05:38AM

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12/02/2013 at 05:40PM

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#2018 - Evan Shrubsole / @evanshrubsole

12/02/2013 at 07:56PM

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#2019 - Simon Lindholm / @simonlindholm10

12/04/2013 at 11:32PM

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#2020 - John Gray Cole / @johngraycole

12/05/2013 at 01:42AM

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#2021 - Gary Stewart / @omgstew

12/06/2013 at 12:15AM

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12/10/2013 at 03:10PM

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12/10/2013 at 08:36PM

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12/15/2013 at 01:59PM

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#2028 - Simon Eskildsen / @Sirupsen

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12/21/2013 at 10:16PM

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01/05/2014 at 06:43PM

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