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$ vimgolf put 51f4a64c6813e30002000018

quotes inside quotes

taken from tip 85 of the very good book 'Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought' ! I'd be interested what people use :)

Start file

This string contains a 'quoted' word.
This string contains 'two' quoted 'words.'
This 'string doesn't make things easy.'

End file

This string contains a "quoted" word.
This string contains "two" quoted "words."
This "string doesn't make things easy."

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< This string contains a 'quoted' word.
< This string contains 'two' quoted 'words.'
< This 'string doesn't make things easy.'
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> This string contains a "quoted" word.
> This string contains "two" quoted "words."
> This "string doesn't make things easy."

Solutions by @nathanmwallace:

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Solutions by @nathanmwallace:

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#66 - Nathan Wallace / @nathanmwallace

11/05/2013 at 06:26PM

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#>66 - Nathan Wallace / @nathanmwallace

11/05/2013 at 06:27PM

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#>388 - Nathan Wallace / @nathanmwallace

11/05/2013 at 06:25PM

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#>541 - Nathan Wallace / @nathanmwallace

11/05/2013 at 06:21PM

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#>740 - Nathan Wallace / @nathanmwallace

11/05/2013 at 06:12PM