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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 4d1bfa8fb2c3e06468000127

Table Reshuffle

Fix the column order in this table... also append the new 'username' column.

Start file

smith,john,27
brown,bob,35
jones,steve,19
graham,phil,44

End file

27,john,smith,jsmith
35,bob,brown,bbrown
19,steve,jones,sjones
44,phil,graham,pgraham

View Diff

1,4c1,4
< smith,john,27
< brown,bob,35
< jones,steve,19
< graham,phil,44
---
> 27,john,smith,jsmith
> 35,bob,brown,bbrown
> 19,steve,jones,sjones
> 44,phil,graham,pgraham

Solutions

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Created by: @bjjwillis Tweet

138 active golfers, 410 entries

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#88 - Trevor Powell / @DoomedBunnies

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#89 - Marcin Szamotulski / @me_coot

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