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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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[1:100]
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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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#241 - Alex / @AlexanderHeatl2

07/05/2022 at 10:23PM

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#242 - z00master / @z00master

08/29/2022 at 04:13AM

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#243 - Jonas Höglund / @FireyFly

07/16/2014 at 01:38PM

13

#244 - Kerson Hsiao / @KersonHsiao

07/19/2014 at 11:48AM

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#245 - omesh / @panditaomesh

07/23/2014 at 02:52PM

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#246 - Alex K / @alex_kononovich

07/23/2014 at 08:55PM

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#247 - Zapata / @Incredible_JFP

07/27/2014 at 09:21AM

13

#248 - Zach Ingbretsen / @ZIngbretsen

07/29/2014 at 11:13PM

13

#249 - Bart / @oneofmanybarts

08/04/2014 at 08:32AM

13

#250 - Domon / @Domon

08/06/2014 at 08:19AM

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#251 - Dmitriy / @_dpy_

08/20/2014 at 09:25PM

13

#252 - Johan Helsing / @jkhelsing

08/23/2014 at 02:39PM

13

#253 - Vim Golfer / @thevimgolfer

09/15/2014 at 01:40PM

13

#254 - zmf_tim / @zmf_tim

11/16/2014 at 12:25AM

13

#255 - Filipe Almeida / @filipe_almeida

12/31/2014 at 10:07AM

13

#256 - Jordana Lachow / @TomofBedlam

01/13/2015 at 12:06AM

13

#257 - kobby / @_kafdot_

01/18/2015 at 11:26PM

13

#258 - Arno ℇrpenbeck / @javacgn

01/19/2015 at 12:19PM

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#259 - Skúli Jóhannsson / @skulibj

06/26/2015 at 07:00PM

13

#260 - Jack Z / @itszhou

06/28/2015 at 05:33PM

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#261 - Ian Trophy / @prfrgg

02/01/2016 at 08:48AM

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#262 - Cristian Lupașcu / @clupasq

02/12/2016 at 09:53PM

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#263 - Jan Bundesmann / @janbundesmann

04/04/2016 at 01:09PM

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#264 - Will / @obiwan__k3n00bi

07/31/2016 at 07:03PM

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#265 - Yann / @yannstad

02/21/2017 at 05:14PM

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#266 - caplod / @caplod

03/26/2017 at 10:06AM

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#267 - Charlie OConor / @charlieoconor

10/01/2017 at 09:18PM

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#268 - niwatoco / @yoshitune9

07/20/2018 at 03:24PM

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#269 - Roberto Martínez / @nilp0inter

08/27/2018 at 10:27PM

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#270 - Bennett / @bennettbackward

12/20/2018 at 01:03PM