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Simple text editing with Vim

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

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# Appending text:
The name "Vim" is an acronym for "Vi IMproved"
The name "Vim" is an acronym for

# Editing text:
Vim is a text editor originally released by Bram Moolenaar in 1991 for the Amiga
Trivia: Vim is a text editor released by Bram Moolenaar in 1991 for the Amiga

# Deleting text:
Vim has a vi compatibility mode
Vim has a vi compatibility mode but when not in this mode Vim has many enhancements over vi
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Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first:

# Appending text:
The name "Vim" is an acronym for "Vi IMproved"
The name "Vim" is an acronym for "Vi IMproved"

# Editing text:
Vim is a text editor originally released by Bram Moolenaar in 1991 for the Amiga
Vim is a text editor originally released by Bram Moolenaar in 1991 for the Amiga

# Deleting text:
Vim has a vi compatibility mode
Vim has a vi compatibility mode

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< The name "Vim" is an acronym for
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> The name "Vim" is an acronym for "Vi IMproved"
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< Trivia: Vim is a text editor released by Bram Moolenaar in 1991 for the Amiga
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> Vim is a text editor originally released by Bram Moolenaar in 1991 for the Amiga
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< Vim has a vi compatibility mode but when not in this mode Vim has many enhancements over vi
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> Vim has a vi compatibility mode

Solutions by @trapple:

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Solutions by @trapple:
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#202 - まっすー。 / @trapple

10/26/2013 at 05:32AM

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#>1117 - まっすー。 / @trapple

10/26/2013 at 05:28AM

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#>1117 - まっすー。 / @trapple

10/26/2013 at 05:08PM

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#>1969 - まっすー。 / @trapple

10/26/2013 at 05:26AM

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#>2104 - まっすー。 / @trapple

10/26/2013 at 04:37AM

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#>2104 - まっすー。 / @trapple

10/26/2013 at 05:25AM

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#>2690 - まっすー。 / @trapple

10/26/2013 at 04:21AM

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#>2690 - まっすー。 / @trapple

10/26/2013 at 04:22AM

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#>2690 - まっすー。 / @trapple

10/26/2013 at 04:32AM

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#>2774 - まっすー。 / @trapple

10/26/2013 at 04:20AM

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#>2906 - まっすー。 / @trapple

10/26/2013 at 04:18AM

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#>2976 - まっすー。 / @trapple

10/26/2013 at 04:17AM

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#>3355 - まっすー。 / @trapple

10/26/2013 at 04:15AM

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#>3418 - まっすー。 / @trapple

10/26/2013 at 04:13AM

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#>3544 - まっすー。 / @trapple

10/26/2013 at 04:10AM