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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 50d0c33daa503f000200000f

Groups magic

Regexp or macros for string converting: (a) -> ___ (abc) -> ____ (abcd) -> ______ All in the '(' replace to _ multiply by char count + ()

Start file

(a) (abc) (abcd) (123456)

End file

___ _____ ______ ________

View Diff

1c1,2
< (a) (abc) (abcd) (123456)
---
> ___ _____ ______ ________
> 

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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Created by: @uzver Tweet

94 active golfers, 161 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#31 - JonLz / @LzJon

12/26/2012 at 03:47PM

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#32 - Yann Moisan / @YannMoisan

01/02/2013 at 10:54PM

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#33 - Vasil Sakarov / @vsakarov

01/07/2013 at 12:07PM

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#34 - CY / @wongcy0

01/28/2013 at 04:00AM

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#35 - Christopher Harrison / @Xophmeister

01/28/2013 at 12:18PM

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#36 - Steve Tjoa / @stevetjoa

02/06/2013 at 08:22PM

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#37 - Joel Elkins / @dice_tea

03/03/2013 at 03:49AM

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#38 - Niil Öhlin / @Niil94

03/05/2013 at 06:50PM

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#39 - 张文远 / @zhwenyuan

05/24/2013 at 03:48PM

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#40 - Matthew James / @Matthew55493344

06/08/2013 at 06:01PM

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#41 - Javier Blanco / @jbgutierrez

06/20/2013 at 10:35PM

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#42 - Woojung Kim 김우중 / @_kimwz

07/17/2013 at 01:33AM

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#43 - Tom Gould / @tomgould92

07/17/2013 at 06:45AM

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#44 - Ingo / @ist3fani

07/28/2013 at 06:08PM

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#45 - yaon / @yaon4

09/10/2013 at 03:47PM

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#46 - Dom Armstrong / @dom_cycleface

09/17/2013 at 12:54PM

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#47 - brett / @brettyukich

09/24/2013 at 09:35PM

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#48 - n.st / @0013901644043f9

10/04/2013 at 05:02AM

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#49 - Zach Kemp / @zvksf

01/02/2014 at 11:21PM

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#50 - Bambu / @bambumandinga

01/18/2014 at 05:08PM

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#51 - cj / @cj01101

02/04/2014 at 11:46PM

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#52 - Jared Meyering / @Jmeyering

02/28/2014 at 09:00PM

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#53 - Joonas Pihlajamaa / @jokkebk

03/16/2014 at 06:37PM

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#54 - Caek / @Caek_

08/01/2014 at 04:06AM

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#55 - James / @Dronak

09/20/2014 at 06:12PM

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#56 - Jose Gutierrez / @Jogusa

10/07/2014 at 08:56PM

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#57 - deris / @deris0126

11/05/2014 at 03:13PM

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#58 - Elizabeth / @sprinkles418

01/27/2015 at 05:05PM

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#59 - mark0829 / @mark0829

03/20/2015 at 12:54AM

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#60 - pftb12345 / @pftb12345

04/24/2015 at 01:24AM