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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 56680033ac11043d6306aa07

Replace and keep the case

Replace all instance of plugin and Plugin to device and Device.

Start file

 def plugin
    @plugin, @plugin_found_by = [Plugin.find_by_uid(@plugin_id), :uid] unless @plugin
    @plugin, @plugin_found_by = [Plugin.find_by_aid(@plugin_id), :aid] unless @plugin
    @plugin
 end

End file

 def device
    @device, @device_found_by = [Device.find_by_uid(@device_id), :uid] unless @device
    @device, @device_found_by = [Device.find_by_uid(@device_id), :uid] unless @device
    @device
 end

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1,4c1,4
<  def plugin
<     @plugin, @plugin_found_by = [Plugin.find_by_uid(@plugin_id), :uid] unless @plugin
<     @plugin, @plugin_found_by = [Plugin.find_by_aid(@plugin_id), :aid] unless @plugin
<     @plugin
---
>  def device
>     @device, @device_found_by = [Device.find_by_uid(@device_id), :uid] unless @device
>     @device, @device_found_by = [Device.find_by_uid(@device_id), :uid] unless @device
>     @device

Solutions

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:%s/Plugin/Device/g<CR>:<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><BS>d<Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><BS>p<End><CR>:<Up><Left><Left><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS>ai/<BS>d/uid<End><CR>:wq<CR>

Created by: @Benoit_Tgt Tweet

118 active golfers, 437 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#91 - Bence Béky / @bence_beky

12/11/2015 at 12:11AM

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#92 - Alexander Botticelli / @BotticelliAlex

12/19/2015 at 11:09AM

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#93 - Sebastian Nickel / @tumblingwhimsy

12/24/2015 at 06:09PM

32

#94 - andrei / @CebotariAndrei

01/02/2016 at 09:59PM

32

#95 - Lindsay Swift / @_lindsai_

01/21/2016 at 10:26PM

32

#96 - Durga Swaroop Perla / @durgaswaroop

02/03/2016 at 12:50PM

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#97 - george iv / @geowa4

05/16/2016 at 12:28AM

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#98 - Jonas Sunde V / @sunde_v

08/04/2017 at 05:35PM

33

#99 - Sean Stout / @s183s657

12/09/2015 at 08:05PM

33

#100 - Bhatta Sushmith / @bsushmith

08/25/2017 at 01:06PM

34

#101 - swordgard / @swordgardctf

12/10/2015 at 10:36PM

34

#102 - Etienne Tremel / @etiennetremel

02/07/2016 at 11:20AM

36

#103 - Oliver Christ / @0liverChrist

07/12/2016 at 10:49PM

36

#104 - James / @Dronak

11/07/2022 at 05:02PM

37

#105 - twenty2twoss / @twenty2twoss

01/05/2016 at 06:31PM

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#106 - Sxcy / @SxcyX

11/06/2018 at 03:40PM

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#107 - Corne vd Plas / @CornePlas

12/14/2015 at 11:46AM

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#108 - Wilmer Bandres / @WilmerBandres

12/11/2015 at 12:32AM

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#109 - noname / @banxjal2

02/05/2016 at 05:03PM

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#110 - Mikołaj Morzy / @MikolajMorzy

12/15/2015 at 04:13PM

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#111 - anonymouse / @anonymo65837183

04/21/2022 at 11:46PM

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#112 - Cory Knapp / @coryknapp

12/09/2015 at 05:25PM

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#113 - Hank Chinaski / @uktechman

04/26/2016 at 08:47AM

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#114 - Jurica / @Jurica34581259

11/19/2018 at 09:35PM

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#115 - Christopher Wells / @ExcaliburZero_Z

12/19/2015 at 04:59AM

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#116 - full name / @caeken1

02/15/2016 at 11:12PM

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#117 - Jakob Schöttl / @jschoettl

12/20/2015 at 12:43AM

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#118 - El Achèche ANIS 🇹🇳 / @elacheche

12/10/2015 at 08:38PM