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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 539c50b188b4e20002053e38

Where should I put the Newline?

Help me put the newline.

Start file

You see this --->newline<--- that is the newline.

End file

You see this --->
<--- that is the newline.

View Diff

1c1,2
< You see this --->newline<--- that is the newline.
---
> You see this --->
> <--- that is the newline.

Solutions

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437 active golfers, 881 entries

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#1 - Adit Cahya Ramadhan / @aditcr8

06/14/2014 at 02:17PM

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#2 - Amit Verma / @amitv12

06/14/2014 at 02:30PM

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#3 - Tim Chase / @gumnos

06/14/2014 at 03:58PM

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#4 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

06/14/2014 at 04:53PM

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#5 - Nathan Seither / @NathanSeither

06/14/2014 at 05:59PM

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#6 - Pavlo Klets / @p01nt

06/14/2014 at 07:21PM

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#7 - Joop Pascha / @PaschaJ

06/14/2014 at 07:28PM

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#8 - Chaitanya Desu / @ChaituNu

06/14/2014 at 08:44PM

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#9 - Jacob Niehus / @wilywampa

06/14/2014 at 11:01PM

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#10 - Sntano Euhsk / @SEuhsk

06/14/2014 at 11:31PM

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#11 - yaon / @yaon4

06/15/2014 at 02:03AM

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06/15/2014 at 03:25PM

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06/15/2014 at 07:02PM

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06/15/2014 at 08:34PM

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#15 - Leland Paul Kusmer / @lelandpaul

06/15/2014 at 11:36PM

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06/16/2014 at 01:57AM

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06/16/2014 at 02:49AM

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#18 - Max Sherman / @johnislarry

06/16/2014 at 04:56AM

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06/16/2014 at 06:46AM

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06/16/2014 at 05:31PM

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#23 - Alexander Bandukwala / @abanduk

06/16/2014 at 06:20PM

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06/17/2014 at 02:52PM

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06/17/2014 at 09:30PM

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06/17/2014 at 10:05PM

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06/18/2014 at 08:30AM

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#28 - Dmitry Teslenko / @krab_mozga

06/18/2014 at 10:48AM

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#29 - John Braxler / @braxler

06/18/2014 at 04:45PM

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#30 - Nicolas Valcarcel / @nxvl

06/18/2014 at 10:39PM