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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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#361 - Hans Yelek / @hans_yelek

01/12/2017 at 12:21AM

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#362 - Миша Сорокин / @rafmikovi4

04/10/2017 at 02:04PM

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#363 - Wang Wu / @rubepeg

05/12/2017 at 06:31AM

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#364 - dadav 🥀 / @__dadav__

08/18/2017 at 04:56PM

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#365 - Kaydo Alders / @Yousousen

03/13/2018 at 05:31PM

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#366 - Dylan Nelson / @dlnnlsn

06/08/2018 at 06:02AM

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#367 - Mahesh Ramchandani / @m_sharp

08/21/2018 at 03:35AM

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#368 - Luis Rodriguez / @luisthecoder

11/14/2018 at 11:51PM

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#369 - etwyniel / @etwyniel

12/31/2018 at 05:59PM

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#370 - tp971 / @tp971

01/30/2019 at 07:38PM

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#371 - zenwalker / @zenwalker93

03/11/2019 at 05:31PM

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#372 - Ivo Blöchliger / @aigledesalpes

08/05/2019 at 07:59PM

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#373 - monaqa / @mo_naqa

09/15/2019 at 06:21AM

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#374 - Cassandra / @kascein

09/18/2019 at 06:22PM

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#375 - Ariel Miculas / @ArielMiculas

09/19/2019 at 10:21PM

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#376 - bladehaze / @bladehaze

05/03/2020 at 12:33AM

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#377 - Jason / @roosjason

05/21/2020 at 10:37AM

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#378 - x03n046 / @x03n046

05/13/2022 at 09:27AM

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#379 - Olivier Bégassat / @zk_evm

06/15/2023 at 11:36AM

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#380 - 咸糖xiantang / @GIA917229015

07/13/2023 at 04:21PM

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#381 - Rudolf Unruh / @r-unruh

11/01/2024 at 12:12PM

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#382 - phaym / @phaym

10/18/2025 at 04:43PM

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#383 - Paul Kunysch / @kunysch

07/17/2014 at 06:31AM

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#384 - MonkeyBrains ISP / @monkeybrainsnet

07/26/2014 at 07:39AM

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#385 - Dan Oneata / @DanOneata

07/26/2014 at 09:19PM

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#386 - marvlow / @marv_low

08/06/2014 at 07:39PM

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#387 - Blake / @blkbsstt

08/08/2014 at 07:04AM

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#388 - Rafee / @rafee_buet

08/11/2014 at 08:44AM

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#389 - Edgar Gonzalez / @gonzedge

09/03/2014 at 06:53AM

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#390 - James T. Huggett / @Jmeshka

09/03/2014 at 09:26AM