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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 4d1a8bf2b8cb3409320002c4

Search and Replace 0

Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.

Start file

aaa
aab
abb
bbb
aaa
aab
abb
bbb
aaa
aab
abb
bbb
aaa
aab
abb
bbb
aaa
aab
abb
bbb

End file

xaaax
aab
abb
bbb
xaaax
aab
abb
bbb
xaaax
aab
abb
bbb
xaaax
aab
abb
bbb
xaaax
aab
abb
bbb

View Diff

1c1
< aaa
---
> xaaax
5c5
< aaa
---
> xaaax
9c9
< aaa
---
> xaaax
13c13
< aaa
---
> xaaax
17c17
< aaa
---
> xaaax

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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1630 active golfers, 5004 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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11/15/2018 at 07:21PM

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#547 - Alex Mitchell / @alexthemitchell

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#549 - Bart Kleijngeld / @BartKleijngeld

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#550 - TimMcGuire / @mcguire

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#551 - Lorenzo Swank / @lswank

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#552 - Visualizing Medicine / @VisualizeMed

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#553 - Diogo Felix / @onlurking

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#554 - amal / @cdsudama

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#555 - Henrique Malheiro / @rike09

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#557 - Wei Wen / @goweiwen

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#558 - ahm4711 / @ahm4711

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#566 - Tom Vyčítal / @Tamaasz

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#567 - David Accomazzo / @WordsofDefiance

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#568 - Michał Łowicki / @mlowicki

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#569 - alekfed / @alek_fed

04/15/2019 at 09:23AM

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#570 - Benjamin Kiefer / @bkiefs

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