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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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#511 - Steven Moazami / @mong8se

05/10/2016 at 01:19AM

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#512 - Andres Araya / @arayaandresfco

05/15/2016 at 07:59PM

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#513 - cohost.org/quiggy / @quiggy

05/18/2016 at 02:20PM

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#514 - Ameen P / @Ameen_P1

06/23/2016 at 04:59PM

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#515 - Timothy Caleb Nordlo / @tnordloh

06/30/2016 at 04:03AM

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#516 - André Peric Tavares / @AndrePeric

07/24/2016 at 05:43PM

16

#517 - 알카포 / @alkpo12

09/09/2016 at 07:46AM

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#518 - Ian van der Linde / @Ian_vdl

09/16/2016 at 04:16PM

16

#519 - Ilya Ezepov / @iezepov

12/05/2016 at 09:21AM

16

#520 - Colin Jacobs / @coljac

03/14/2017 at 11:52AM

16

#521 - Stop and think / @ms_uncountable

07/07/2017 at 11:14AM

16

#522 - Gurukandhamoorthi / @Gurukandhamoor1

07/10/2017 at 02:06PM

16

#523 - Ron Alexssen / @Ralexhere

11/08/2017 at 06:19PM

16

#524 - Spacesh1p / @spacesh1pdev

01/04/2018 at 10:26AM

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#525 - Pereant osores / @viniciusxp

04/30/2018 at 08:04AM

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#526 - z0c / @zerocabal

06/06/2018 at 02:00PM

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#527 - ハヤシ / @0__098

07/25/2018 at 02:07PM

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#528 - Jurica / @Jurica34581259

11/16/2018 at 12:27PM

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#529 - PJ Frazer / @pj_frazer

11/22/2018 at 05:41PM

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#530 - Michael Lemur / @mlemur123

11/28/2018 at 08:44AM

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#531 - Graham Singer / @grahamsinger

01/19/2019 at 10:55PM

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#532 - churaki / @churaki

01/26/2019 at 04:55AM

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#533 - Zach Russell / @ZacharyRRussell

02/07/2019 at 04:21PM

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#534 - Mateen Ulhaq / @sicariusnoctis

02/12/2019 at 09:05AM

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#535 - Phoon / @justflashhim

05/10/2019 at 07:43PM

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#536 - Frank / @fschoenm

07/22/2019 at 11:18AM

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#537 - Christian / @paierlep

09/03/2019 at 10:14PM

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#538 - Hans Lidiki / @HLidiki

09/07/2019 at 06:21PM

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#539 - Timo Böhm / @TimoBohm

11/27/2019 at 07:32AM

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#540 - Rory Smith / @alan0buchanan

09/14/2021 at 12:07AM