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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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587 active golfers, 2025 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#211 - moritz / @moritz45081535

06/18/2017 at 04:16PM

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#212 - Christian Stammen / @c0smiq

06/30/2017 at 08:38AM

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#213 - Ben Hill / @KaizenSoze70

10/12/2017 at 06:32PM

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#214 - John C Shea / @MHSSachems

02/04/2018 at 11:29AM

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#215 - Arijus / @argshook

02/09/2018 at 09:58AM

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#216 - Pavol Slamka / @Archipedes

03/12/2018 at 10:41PM

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#217 - Lisa Ugray / @lisa_ugray

03/18/2018 at 01:56PM

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#218 - Jeff / @sir_wiggles3

09/09/2018 at 08:37PM

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#219 - Robin De Mol / @RobinDeMol

09/14/2018 at 09:19AM

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#220 - Mihai / @mihaicristiant

12/04/2018 at 02:04PM

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#221 - Kris Ezra / @kris_ezra

02/03/2019 at 09:15PM

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#222 - Sebastien Nicoud / @sebnukem

02/04/2019 at 01:17AM

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#223 - Henrique Malheiro / @rike09

02/04/2019 at 09:09PM

12

#224 - 默罕默德 / @Rt6RjEAJ987Woes

02/20/2019 at 09:17AM

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#225 - Vimfiz / @vimfiz

04/23/2019 at 09:25PM

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#226 - Chester Yap / @Chest_ErYap

07/22/2019 at 12:27PM

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#227 - theBecwar / @thebecwar

08/19/2019 at 06:40PM

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#228 - Baine Wedlock / @BaineWedlock

09/24/2019 at 01:29PM

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#229 - Brandon Harrison / @llAboutB

09/24/2019 at 10:22PM

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#230 - vimgolfer / @vimgolfer7

10/22/2019 at 02:06AM

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#231 - Lory / @Lory46845742

11/13/2019 at 09:52AM

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#232 - Jason Neylon / @jasonneylon

03/01/2020 at 11:37AM

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#233 - countime / @countime1

03/13/2020 at 08:33AM

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#234 - floyd / @floyd10086

04/01/2020 at 03:03AM

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#235 - Moatvald / @moatvald

05/21/2020 at 07:45AM

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#236 - Ming Dai / @MingDai2

07/01/2020 at 04:29PM

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#237 - hepebexè / @hepebexe

12/19/2020 at 05:52PM

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#238 - roudens / @roudens2

01/12/2021 at 12:14AM

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#239 - Michel Viktor / @tomkpz

08/02/2021 at 03:41AM

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#240 - Jean George / @JeanGeo20504212

10/01/2021 at 06:02PM