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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 5cb9d07d716c1b0009f69a40

ninja substitution

How can you reuse a previous substitution ?

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Trying to careninjafully make a ninja challenge.
This ninjaninjachallenge is ninjadesigned to show a particularninja vim ninjafeature (here I am ninjastalling in order to ninjadoge a shorter ninjacounter-based ninjasolution, sorry for the ninjaheadhache) this is the end of my ninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjalninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaininjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjanninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaeninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninja.
The question is, will a wiser vimgolf ninja defeat the purpose of this challenge ?
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Trying to carefully make a ninja challenge.
This challenge is designed to show a particular vim feature (here I am stalling in order to doge a shorter counter-based solution, sorry for the headhache) this is the end of my line.
The question is, will a wiser vimgolf ninja defeat the purpose of this challenge ?

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< Trying to careninjafully make a ninja challenge.
< This ninjaninjachallenge is ninjadesigned to show a particularninja vim ninjafeature (here I am ninjastalling in order to ninjadoge a shorter ninjacounter-based ninjasolution, sorry for the ninjaheadhache) this is the end of my ninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjalninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaininjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjanninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaeninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninjaninja.
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> Trying to carefully make a ninja challenge.
> This challenge is designed to show a particular vim feature (here I am stalling in order to doge a shorter counter-based solution, sorry for the headhache) this is the end of my line.

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Solutions by @maraisf:
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#131 - Francois Marais / @maraisf

05/26/2021 at 07:29PM

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#>156 - Francois Marais / @maraisf

05/26/2021 at 07:29PM

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#>169 - Francois Marais / @maraisf

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#>186 - Francois Marais / @maraisf

05/26/2021 at 07:27PM

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#>196 - Francois Marais / @maraisf

05/26/2021 at 07:26PM

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#>204 - Francois Marais / @maraisf

05/26/2021 at 07:25PM

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#>209 - Francois Marais / @maraisf

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#>214 - Francois Marais / @maraisf

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#>219 - Francois Marais / @maraisf

05/26/2021 at 07:22PM

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#>220 - Francois Marais / @maraisf

05/26/2021 at 07:22PM

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#>228 - Francois Marais / @maraisf

05/26/2021 at 07:21PM

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#>230 - Francois Marais / @maraisf

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#>233 - Francois Marais / @maraisf

05/26/2021 at 07:18PM

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#>235 - Francois Marais / @maraisf

05/26/2021 at 07:18PM

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#>249 - Francois Marais / @maraisf

05/26/2021 at 07:17PM

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#>250 - Francois Marais / @maraisf

05/26/2021 at 07:14PM