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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 54862fbb3f90ac0002904cf5

Just the middle

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

Start file

Leave only the
numbered lines.
LINE 1
LINE 2
LINE 3
That's all.
Thank you
very much.

End file

LINE 1
LINE 2
LINE 3

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1,2d0
< Leave only the
< numbered lines.
6,8d3
< That's all.
< Thank you
< very much.

Solutions

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Created by: @udioica Tweet

4114 active golfers, 11141 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#3751 - andrwyoung / @andrwyoung1

03/04/2019 at 07:20PM

10

#3752 - The Joe / @computerjoe708

03/17/2019 at 04:30PM

10

#3753 - EarthToAbigail / @EarthAbigail

04/02/2019 at 06:21AM

10

#3754 - Banner B. Schafer / @BannerBSchafer

04/08/2019 at 04:08AM

10

#3755 - ytrxc38754975 / @royaso

04/12/2019 at 06:51AM

10

#3756 - Emanuele Aliverti / @memeAliverti

04/23/2019 at 06:36PM

10

#3757 - Zac / @zac_r_

04/25/2019 at 02:03PM

10

#3758 - James Stidard / @JamesStidard

05/05/2019 at 11:22PM

10

#3759 - YesSwear / @yesswore

05/20/2019 at 02:57PM

10

#3760 - JonasS / @jonas42s

05/29/2019 at 09:59AM

10

#3761 - albalitz / @_albalitz

06/04/2019 at 03:53PM

10

#3762 - ほた / @hota1024

06/11/2019 at 09:43AM

10

#3763 - ゆうこ / @any23710

06/13/2019 at 10:46AM

10

#3764 - Erik Larsson / @Ermigh

06/18/2019 at 10:16PM

10

#3765 - Zachary Cetinic / @Swervenstuff

06/19/2019 at 06:55PM

10

#3766 - コータ=ザッカーバーグ / @kota_zuckerberg

08/10/2019 at 07:13PM

10

#3767 - Kamil Rocki / @rockikamil

08/14/2019 at 06:23AM

10

#3768 - 浚宇 / @Junyu_Wang_cn

08/14/2019 at 03:44PM

10

#3769 - Charlie Pai / @charlie_pai

08/22/2019 at 11:34PM

10

#3770 - Riftere / @riftere11

08/30/2019 at 07:37PM

10

#3771 - Yabūchi Takeshi / @WhiteKyoto

09/10/2019 at 10:41AM

10

#3772 - Ioannis Cherouvim / @cherouvim

09/10/2019 at 07:47PM

10

#3773 - Temp / @San5nom

10/02/2019 at 06:45PM

10

#3774 - Frederich Stine / @FrederichStine

10/22/2019 at 06:18PM

10

#3775 - ＥＮＳＯＲＩＺＡＴＩＯＮ / @ensorization

11/01/2019 at 11:28PM

10

#3776 - Kyle Mitchell / @jcmkk3

11/10/2019 at 04:42AM

10

#3777 - David / @dalbertom

12/01/2019 at 07:53PM

10

#3778 - 煮沸的白開水 / @season_303030

12/02/2019 at 08:06AM

10

#3779 - Aaron / @_Lordofthevoid_

12/17/2019 at 05:49PM

10

#3780 - うりぼー@エンジニア志望 / @uriuribobo1998

12/22/2019 at 06:14AM