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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 53c66c482b4166000226bbee

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Replace contents of brackets with matching number of spaces. Don't ask what the format's supposed to be.

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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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587 active golfers, 2025 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#331 - Daniel Byron / @dansolo17

04/18/2015 at 12:58AM

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#332 - Tom van der Lee / @TomVdLee

04/21/2015 at 07:08AM

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#333 - Gracjan Grala / @gracjangrala

04/24/2015 at 10:42PM

14

#334 - Kevin Yokley / @kyokley19

04/26/2015 at 01:35AM

14

#335 - Jonas Ng / @jnshey

05/18/2015 at 05:35AM

14

#336 - Elizabeth / @sprinkles418

05/28/2015 at 04:40PM

14

#337 - Samuel Masuy / @samasuy

06/27/2015 at 02:22AM

14

#338 - Peter B / @l0wm4x

08/17/2015 at 08:34PM

14

#339 - Ilya / @evilguc

10/15/2015 at 05:07PM

14

#340 - xarmux / @xarmux

10/24/2015 at 09:10PM

14

#341 - Árpád Krejczinger / @krarpi

11/02/2015 at 05:04PM

14

#342 - Pete Sevander / @Sevanteri

11/12/2015 at 01:27PM

14

#343 - Kostas / @blackraven_13

02/23/2016 at 03:20PM

14

#344 - glepha / @glepha_vim

03/15/2016 at 03:18AM

14

#345 - M S / @b1790037

03/15/2016 at 08:24PM

14

#346 - Andrew C. / @isarl

03/16/2016 at 01:40PM

14

#347 - エクシル / @sicoh395

04/07/2016 at 02:27PM

14

#348 - Jake Griffin / @J4K0_G

04/22/2016 at 11:45PM

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#349 - Ryan Dwyer / @ryan_dwyer

06/05/2016 at 10:07PM

14

#350 - jan sos / @jann6373

06/13/2016 at 03:24PM

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#351 - yudera / @yudemente

06/14/2016 at 02:01PM

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#352 - Ryan van Rensburg / @rdvr001

07/21/2016 at 01:12PM

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#353 - 王运 / @640138017

07/24/2016 at 02:08PM

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#354 - Jeremiah Goyette / @JeremiahGoyette

08/01/2016 at 06:29AM

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#355 - Quatrix / @Quatrix

08/10/2016 at 09:31PM

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#356 - citaret / @citaret

08/28/2016 at 03:16AM

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#357 - TweetDreams / @TweetMusicians

10/09/2016 at 07:02AM

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#358 - John Barbero Unenge / @JBarberU

11/18/2016 at 01:43PM

14

#359 - BlackCap / @BlackCapCoder

11/30/2016 at 09:45AM

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#360 - tPenguinLTG / @tpenguinltg

01/03/2017 at 01:00PM