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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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#181 - Lifepillar / @lifepillar

07/23/2015 at 09:47PM

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#182 - Kirill Cherkashin / @kirjs

09/19/2015 at 10:15PM

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#183 - Mikael Saltzman / @MikaelSaltzman

09/26/2015 at 04:49PM

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#184 - DespicableJerk / @JerkDespicable

10/22/2015 at 03:30PM

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#185 - retro / @tryphopp

01/20/2016 at 08:27AM

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#186 - Janine Cheng / @janineist

02/14/2016 at 06:40AM

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#187 - ben kavanagh / @bkava

02/23/2016 at 03:39AM

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#188 - Dimitar Dimitrov / @kurkale6ka

03/11/2016 at 04:42PM

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#189 - Saki Gw / @Sakigw

04/03/2016 at 06:59PM

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#190 - Robber Toe / @robbertoe

04/03/2016 at 09:28PM

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#191 - Michal Sylwester / @msylw

05/27/2016 at 08:31AM

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#192 - Ram Tamtam / @ramtamtamtam

06/23/2016 at 10:08AM

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#193 - François Marais / @maraisf

08/09/2016 at 06:02PM

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#194 - Constantine / @ConstantineHatz

09/27/2016 at 08:21PM

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#195 - Stanislav / @prstad

09/28/2016 at 09:09AM

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#196 - Bill Ruddock / @biinari

10/31/2016 at 04:37AM

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#197 - timerella® / @timerella

11/17/2016 at 10:43PM

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#198 - YNWP / @ynw_P

12/07/2016 at 11:48AM

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#199 - Marcin / @Marcin89439917

12/31/2016 at 01:02AM

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#200 - Alex Linden / @alexwlinden1

04/19/2017 at 07:01PM

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#201 - Brian Hall / @_bruab_

05/05/2017 at 01:01PM

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#202 - Carl Egbert / @CarlOEgbert

06/11/2017 at 09:10PM

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#203 - David Gustavsson / @mrGustaphe

06/15/2017 at 08:56AM

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#204 - moritz / @moritz45081535

06/18/2017 at 04:16PM

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#205 - Christian Stammen / @c0smiq

06/30/2017 at 08:38AM

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#206 - Ben Hill / @KaizenSoze70

10/12/2017 at 06:32PM

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#207 - John C Shea / @MHSSachems

02/04/2018 at 11:29AM

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#208 - Arijus / @argshook

02/09/2018 at 09:58AM

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#209 - Pavol Slamka / @Archipedes

03/12/2018 at 10:41PM

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#210 - Lisa Ugray / @lisa_ugray

03/18/2018 at 01:56PM