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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 9v0063d76854000000000249

Paste a column after a column

This task is very common while using multi-cursor. What is the elegant vim way ?

Start file
Names
Donald Knuth
Sebastian Thrun
Peter Norvig
Satoshi Nakamoto
Age
100
50
60
45
End file
Names,Age
Donald Knuth,100
Sebastian Thrun,50
Peter Norvig,60
Satoshi Nakamoto,45

View Diff

1,10c1,5
< Names
< Donald Knuth
< Sebastian Thrun
< Peter Norvig
< Satoshi Nakamoto
< Age
< 100
< 50
< 60
< 45
---
> Names,Age
> Donald Knuth,100
> Sebastian Thrun,50
> Peter Norvig,60
> Satoshi Nakamoto,45

Solutions by @__stefan_r__:

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Solutions by @__stefan_r__:
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#251 - Stefan / @__stefan_r__

02/07/2023 at 11:08PM

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#>269 - Stefan / @__stefan_r__

02/07/2023 at 11:06PM

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#>287 - Stefan / @__stefan_r__

02/07/2023 at 11:04PM

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#>321 - Stefan / @__stefan_r__

02/07/2023 at 11:03PM

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#>359 - Stefan / @__stefan_r__

02/07/2023 at 10:45PM