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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 9v006648ce61000000000274

Format a long line

Reformat long lines (gq), textwidth=78, no trailing spaces.

Start file
     __     ___             _       _   _  ___ _____                               \ \   / (_)_ __ ___   (_)___  | | | |/ _ \_   _|                               \ \ / /| | '_   _ \  | / __| | |_| | | | || |                                  \ V / | | | | | | | | \__ \ |  _  | |_| || |                                   \_/  |_|_| |_| |_| |_|___/ |_| |_|\___/ |_|                                  ____ _____ _   _ _____ _____ _ _                                             / ___|_   _| | | |  ___|  ___| | |                                            \___ \ | | | | | | |_  | |_  | | |                                             ___) || | | |_| |  _| |  _| |_|_|                                            |____/ |_|  \___/|_|   |_|   (_|_)
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     __     ___             _       _   _  ___ _____
     \ \   / (_)_ __ ___   (_)___  | | | |/ _ \_   _|
      \ \ / /| | '_   _ \  | / __| | |_| | | | || |
       \ V / | | | | | | | | \__ \ |  _  | |_| || |
        \_/  |_|_| |_| |_| |_|___/ |_| |_|\___/ |_|
       ____ _____ _   _ _____ _____ _ _
      / ___|_   _| | | |  ___|  ___| | |
      \___ \ | | | | | | |_  | |_  | | |
       ___) || | | |_| |  _| |  _| |_|_|
      |____/ |_|  \___/|_|   |_|   (_|_)

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<      __     ___             _       _   _  ___ _____                               \ \   / (_)_ __ ___   (_)___  | | | |/ _ \_   _|                               \ \ / /| | '_   _ \  | / __| | |_| | | | || |                                  \ V / | | | | | | | | \__ \ |  _  | |_| || |                                   \_/  |_|_| |_| |_| |_|___/ |_| |_|\___/ |_|                                  ____ _____ _   _ _____ _____ _ _                                             / ___|_   _| | | |  ___|  ___| | |                                            \___ \ | | | | | | |_  | |_  | | |                                             ___) || | | |_| |  _| |  _| |_|_|                                            |____/ |_|  \___/|_|   |_|   (_|_)
---
>      __     ___             _       _   _  ___ _____
>      \ \   / (_)_ __ ___   (_)___  | | | |/ _ \_   _|
>       \ \ / /| | '_   _ \  | / __| | |_| | | | || |
>        \ V / | | | | | | | | \__ \ |  _  | |_| || |
>         \_/  |_|_| |_| |_| |_|___/ |_| |_|\___/ |_|
>        ____ _____ _   _ _____ _____ _ _
>       / ___|_   _| | | |  ___|  ___| | |
>       \___ \ | | | | | | |_  | |_  | | |
>        ___) || | | |_| |  _| |  _| |_|_|
>       |____/ |_|  \___/|_|   |_|   (_|_)

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#34 Murphy / @TemplateXu - Score: 485 - 08/20/24 @ 07:44 
:%d<CR>i<50-53><0xe2><0x80><0x82>    __     ___             _       _   _  ___ _____<CR>     \ \   / (_)_ __ ___   (_)___  | | | |/ _ \_   _|<CR>      \ \ / /| | '_   _ \  | / __| | |_| | | | || |<CR>       \ V / | | | | | | | | \__ \ |  _  | |_| || |<CR>        \_/  |_|_| |_| |_| |_|___/ |_| |_|\___/ |_|<CR>       ____ _____ _   _ _____ _____ _ _<CR>      / ___|_   _| | | |  ___|  ___| | |<CR>      \___ \ | | | | | | |_  | |_  | | |<CR>       ___) || | | |_| |  _| |  _| |_|_|<CR>      |____/ |_|  \___/|_|   |_|   (_|_)<Esc>[201~<Esc><Esc>:x<CR>

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Created by: @maharba6

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#33 - cr100 / @rekicc

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#34 - Murphy / @TemplateXu

08/20/2024 at 07:44AM