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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 5bff6e560d5dc0000ca3485b

simple format (3)

reverse two column values!

Start file
one:1
two:2
three:3
four:4
five:5
six:6
seven:7
eight:8
nine:9
ten:10
End file
 1:        "one";
 2:        "two";
 3:      "three";
 4:       "four";
 5:       "five";
 6:        "six";
 7:      "seven";
 8:      "eight";
 9:       "nine";
10:        "ten";

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 1:        "one";
 2:        "two";
 3:      "three";
 4:       "four";
 5:       "five";
 6:        "six";
 7:      "seven";
 8:      "eight";
 9:       "nine";
10:        "ten";

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#23 Performa / @performa6400 - Score: 74 - 11/30/18 @ 15:46
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#24 Jurica / @Jurica34581259 - Score: 74 - 12/05/18 @ 02:46
:%s/\(.*\):\(.*\)/ \2:      "\1";<CR>hxllli  <Esc>ki <Esc>3ki  <Esc>ki <Esc>ki <Esc>2ki  <Esc>ki  <Esc>ZZ

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Created by: @zacoxi

24 active golfers, 86 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):
34
#1 - Saki Gw / @Sakigw

11/29/2018 at 04:03PM

34
#2 - "Smylers" / @Smylers2

11/29/2018 at 04:20PM

34
#3 - John Braxler / @braxler

11/29/2018 at 08:53PM

34
#4 - Turkey Man / @lvturkeyman

11/30/2018 at 08:47AM

34
#5 - Jay R / @RonatinJ

09/25/2022 at 07:24PM

34
#6 - moh ayaya / @AyayaMoh

09/17/2023 at 01:16PM

34
#7 - MonkieeBoi / @MonkieeBoi

02/09/2024 at 10:59AM

34
#8 - Peppa Pig / @PeppaPigSg

05/28/2024 at 09:28AM

35
#9 - Mario Olofo / @mario_olofo

10/21/2019 at 01:57PM

35
#10 - Jean George / @JeanGeo20504212

03/08/2022 at 01:51PM

35
#11 - Luoyb / @Luoyb

11/03/2023 at 05:49AM

36
#12 - Иван / @wansmer

04/26/2023 at 09:04AM

36
#13 - nickGPT / @nickandbro

08/25/2024 at 02:55AM

47
#14 - Roger Stoltz / @rogsto1

03/08/2019 at 04:27PM

52
#15 - Bennett / @bennettbackward

12/19/2018 at 12:19PM

53
#16 - Andreas Nordahl / @andreasnordahl

11/30/2018 at 09:35AM

55
#17 - g-guy / @guydunigo

01/30/2023 at 12:30PM

57
#18 - Dax / @zacoxi

11/29/2018 at 07:48AM

57
#19 - PJ Frazer / @pj_frazer

12/01/2018 at 01:39AM

57
#20 - mau-mauricelim / @mau-mauricelim

08/22/2024 at 04:11AM

59
#21 - Phil Devitt / @GeneralHav0k

01/02/2019 at 10:29PM

66
#22 - Olivier Bégassat / @zk_evm

06/12/2023 at 12:48AM

74
#23 - Performa / @performa6400

11/30/2018 at 03:46PM

74
#24 - Jurica / @Jurica34581259

12/05/2018 at 02:46AM