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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

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#121 - Delon / @delonleonard

01/06/2020 at 11:13AM

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#122 - Kevin Keefe / @KevinKeefe5

05/29/2020 at 05:35PM

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#123 - Rustem B. / @_rustemb

07/31/2020 at 01:42PM

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#124 - mindgitrwx / @mindgitrwx

08/17/2020 at 01:13AM

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#125 - Jung Yeon Park / @park_jungy

01/11/2021 at 04:42PM

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#126 - A A A / @37fatos

01/16/2021 at 08:24PM

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#127 - m397 / @m39752809546

05/12/2021 at 04:23PM

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#128 - Matrices Matlab #1 / @matrices_matlab

07/13/2021 at 07:18PM

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#129 - Flimsy Giraffe / @flimsy_giraffe

11/30/2021 at 04:33AM

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#130 - blabla zincou / @BZincou

04/25/2022 at 11:46PM

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#131 - russellzhaomao / @russellzhaomao

05/26/2022 at 01:56AM

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#132 - Janzen / @__Coos

09/29/2022 at 04:51AM

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#133 - asirago / @asiragoo

12/13/2023 at 03:56AM

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#134 - Remus Dalrymple / @bornintheflames

12/26/2023 at 09:13PM

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#135 - Don'tBeAlarmed / @DontBeAlarmed

05/31/2024 at 08:44AM

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#136 - Petro Mudrievskyj / @petemud

07/01/2024 at 01:27PM

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#137 - Peppa Pig / @PeppaPigSg

08/05/2024 at 12:40AM

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#138 - nickGPT / @nickandbro

08/28/2024 at 05:38PM

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#139 - John Meisner / @jmeisned

07/16/2014 at 02:17PM

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#140 - Anonymer Nasenbär / @g0rdin

07/16/2014 at 03:37PM

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#141 - RiccardoSven Risuleo / @riccardosven

07/16/2014 at 08:34PM

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#142 - Caek / @Caek_

07/16/2014 at 11:43PM

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#143 - farseer / @FarseerSee2012

07/17/2014 at 01:48AM

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#144 - Michi Loro / @michiloro

07/17/2014 at 09:15AM

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#145 - Adit Cahya Ramadhan / @aditcr8

07/17/2014 at 10:10AM

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#146 - Rawshark / @rawshark_alive

07/17/2014 at 12:30PM

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#147 - buz / @buzbone

07/17/2014 at 12:52PM

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#148 - João Carvalho / @joaoCarvas

07/17/2014 at 11:00PM

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#149 - Eric Potter / @pottereric

07/18/2014 at 12:49PM

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#150 - Grigoriy Alexeev / @GrigoriyAlexeev

07/18/2014 at 01:17PM