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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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:<Up><Up><Up>%s/[^\[\]]*/\=repeat()/g<Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Left>' ', strlen()<Left>submatch(0)<CR>:wq<CR>

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571 active golfers, 1948 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#331 - xarmux / @xarmux

10/24/2015 at 09:10PM

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#332 - Árpád Krejczinger / @krarpi

11/02/2015 at 05:04PM

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#333 - Pete Sevander / @Sevanteri

11/12/2015 at 01:27PM

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#334 - Kostas / @blackraven_13

02/23/2016 at 03:20PM

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#335 - glepha / @glepha_vim

03/15/2016 at 03:18AM

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#336 - M S / @b1790037

03/15/2016 at 08:24PM

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#337 - Andrew C. / @isarl

03/16/2016 at 01:40PM

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#338 - エクシル / @sicoh395

04/07/2016 at 02:27PM

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#339 - Jake Griffin / @J4K0_G

04/22/2016 at 11:45PM

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#340 - Ryan Dwyer / @ryan_dwyer

06/05/2016 at 10:07PM

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#341 - jan sos / @jann6373

06/13/2016 at 03:24PM

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#342 - yudera / @yudemente

06/14/2016 at 02:01PM

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#343 - Ryan van Rensburg / @rdvr001

07/21/2016 at 01:12PM

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#344 - 王运 / @640138017

07/24/2016 at 02:08PM

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#345 - Jeremiah Goyette / @JeremiahGoyette

08/01/2016 at 06:29AM

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#346 - Quatrix / @Quatrix

08/10/2016 at 09:31PM

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#347 - citaret / @citaret

08/28/2016 at 03:16AM

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#348 - TweetDreams / @TweetMusicians

10/09/2016 at 07:02AM

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#349 - John Barbero Unenge / @JBarberU

11/18/2016 at 01:43PM

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#350 - BlackCap / @BlackCapCoder

11/30/2016 at 09:45AM

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#351 - tPenguinLTG / @tpenguinltg

01/03/2017 at 01:00PM

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#352 - Hans Yelek / @hans_yelek

01/12/2017 at 12:21AM

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#353 - Миша Сорокин / @rafmikovi4

04/10/2017 at 02:04PM

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#354 - Wang Wu / @rubepeg

05/12/2017 at 06:31AM

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#355 - dadav 🥀 / @__dadav__

08/18/2017 at 04:56PM

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#356 - Kaydo Alders / @Yousousen

03/13/2018 at 05:31PM

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#357 - Dylan Nelson / @dlnnlsn

06/08/2018 at 06:02AM

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#358 - Mahesh Ramchandani / @m_sharp

08/21/2018 at 03:35AM

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#359 - Luis Rodriguez / @luisthecoder

11/14/2018 at 11:51PM

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#360 - etwyniel / @etwyniel

12/31/2018 at 05:59PM