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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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#451 - AC / @quadface

08/23/2014 at 05:28AM

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#452 - Dr4k3 / @Dr4k3_LE

08/30/2014 at 10:32AM

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#453 - Johan Linder / @imLinder

08/31/2014 at 03:00PM

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#454 - Dario Avitabile / @tutticapaci

09/02/2014 at 10:31AM

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#455 - Mattias Fransson / @azzidoos

09/08/2014 at 03:07PM

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#456 - Enrico Carlesso / @carlesso

09/10/2014 at 09:14AM

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#457 - mewEwExlad5 / @mewEwExlad5

09/11/2014 at 09:58PM

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#458 - Florent F. / @floff01

09/13/2014 at 09:21PM

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#459 - Herr Oppermann / @HerrOppermann

09/17/2014 at 01:58PM

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#460 - Noah Ruderman / @noahc66260

09/27/2014 at 08:28AM

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#461 - simonced / @simonced

09/27/2014 at 01:36PM

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#462 - JForstreuter / @JForstr

10/06/2014 at 02:14PM

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#463 - Daniel Burnett / @mango_cheetah

10/10/2014 at 12:51AM

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#464 - Narek / @NarekCat

10/10/2014 at 07:28PM

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#465 - Andy Zhang / @andyzg3

10/23/2014 at 03:12AM

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#466 - kungfuchad / @kungfuchad

10/28/2014 at 07:19PM

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#467 - Steve Lazaridis / @SteveLazaridis

11/03/2014 at 04:22PM

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#468 - Inndy / @Inndy_tw

11/06/2014 at 04:38PM

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#469 - jiangchuan / @tommy_he

11/16/2014 at 07:31PM

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#470 - Martin Toma / @MartinToma

11/16/2014 at 10:09PM

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#471 - Erik Buček / @_EnterNameHere_

11/18/2014 at 03:54PM

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#472 - Dylan Tomas Meissner / @ickypop

11/23/2014 at 01:28AM

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#473 - Malte R / @maltoe

11/30/2014 at 02:29PM

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#474 - Test User / @TestUserIgnore

12/04/2014 at 09:56PM

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#475 - Rao Zvorovski / @RaoZvorovski

12/06/2014 at 07:20PM

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#476 - Alex Serebryakov / @Doc_Livesey

12/07/2014 at 03:21PM

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#477 - Lunar Mayor / @Lunarmayor

12/17/2014 at 10:21PM

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#478 - Tact Overflow / @muppling

01/07/2015 at 01:32PM

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#479 - Raynard, Jordan / @raynard_jordan

01/19/2015 at 09:22PM

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#480 - Joshua Draper / @JoshuaBDraper

02/15/2015 at 04:07AM