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Reverse even lines

Reverse only the even lines without altering the odd lines.

Start file
:s%.*%\=getline('.').nr2char(113)%|t.|s(.$(&&(|-s-.-s)\\(.\\)\\([\\x71]\\+\\)\\(\\2.*\\))\\2\\3\\1)|-g|s<[^|]*|$<s>..>><|d d|@d|smile|9sl|se key=|x
:s%.*%\=getline('.').nr2char(119)%|t.|s(.$(&&(|-s-.-s)\\(.\\)\\([\\x77]\\+\\)\\(\\2.*\\))\\2\\3\\1)|-g|s<[^|]*|$<s>..>><|d d|@d|X|se key=vim|x
:s%.*%\=getline('.').nr2char(111)%|t.|s(.$(&&(|-s-.-s)\\(.\\)\\([\\x6f]\\+\\)\\(\\2.*\\))\\2\\3\\1)|-g|s<[^|]*|$<s>..>><|d d|@d|h!|x
:s%.*%\=getline('.').nr2char(112)%|t.|s(.$(&&(|-s-.-s)\\(.\\)\\([\\x70]\\+\\)\\(\\2.*\\))\\2\\3\\1)|-g|s<[^|]*|$<s>..>><|d d|@d|smile|sl|se key=|x


# vim:key=vim
End file
:s%.*%\=getline('.').nr2char(113)%|t.|s(.$(&&(|-s-.-s)\\(.\\)\\([\\x71]\\+\\)\\(\\2.*\\))\\2\\3\\1)|-g|s<[^|]*|$<s>..>><|d d|@d|smile|9sl|se key=|x
x|miv=yek es|X|d@|d d|<>>..>s<$|*]|^[<s|g-|)1\\3\\2\\))\\*.2\\(\\)\\+\\]77x\\[(\\)\\.(\\)s-.-s-|(&&($.(s|.t|%)911(rahc2rn.)'.'(enilteg=\%*.%s:
:s%.*%\=getline('.').nr2char(111)%|t.|s(.$(&&(|-s-.-s)\\(.\\)\\([\\x6f]\\+\\)\\(\\2.*\\))\\2\\3\\1)|-g|s<[^|]*|$<s>..>><|d d|@d|h!|x
x|=yek es|ls|elims|d@|d d|<>>..>s<$|*]|^[<s|g-|)1\\3\\2\\))\\*.2\\(\\)\\+\\]07x\\[(\\)\\.(\\)s-.-s-|(&&($.(s|.t|%)211(rahc2rn.)'.'(enilteg=\%*.%s:


# vim:key=vim

View Diff

2c2
< :s%.*%\=getline('.').nr2char(119)%|t.|s(.$(&&(|-s-.-s)\\(.\\)\\([\\x77]\\+\\)\\(\\2.*\\))\\2\\3\\1)|-g|s<[^|]*|$<s>..>><|d d|@d|X|se key=vim|x
---
> x|miv=yek es|X|d@|d d|<>>..>s<$|*]|^[<s|g-|)1\\3\\2\\))\\*.2\\(\\)\\+\\]77x\\[(\\)\\.(\\)s-.-s-|(&&($.(s|.t|%)911(rahc2rn.)'.'(enilteg=\%*.%s:
4c4
< :s%.*%\=getline('.').nr2char(112)%|t.|s(.$(&&(|-s-.-s)\\(.\\)\\([\\x70]\\+\\)\\(\\2.*\\))\\2\\3\\1)|-g|s<[^|]*|$<s>..>><|d d|@d|smile|sl|se key=|x
---
> x|=yek es|ls|elims|d@|d d|<>>..>s<$|*]|^[<s|g-|)1\\3\\2\\))\\*.2\\(\\)\\+\\]07x\\[(\\)\\.(\\)s-.-s-|(&&($.(s|.t|%)211(rahc2rn.)'.'(enilteg=\%*.%s:

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#11 Aly Thobani / @alythobani - Score: 323 - 05/24/24 @ 22:12 
:X<CR><CR><CR>jjjC<50-53>x|=yek es|ls|elims|d@|d d|<>>..>s<$|*]|^[<s|g-|)1\\3\\2\\))\\*.2\\(\\)\\+\\]07x\\[(\\)\\.(\\)s-.-s-|(&&($.(s|.t|%)211(rahc2rn.)'.'(enilteg=\%*.%s:<CR><Esc>[201~<BS><Esc>kkcc<50-53>x|miv=yek es|X|d@|d d|<>>..>s<$|*]|^[<s|g-|)1\\3\\2\\))\\*.2\\(\\)\\+\\]77x\\[(\\)\\.(\\)s-.-s-|(&&($.(s|.t|%)911(rahc2rn.)'.'(enilteg=\%*.%s:<CR><Esc>[201~<BS><Esc>ZZ

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Created by: @maharba6

11 active golfers, 32 entries

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#9 - Thijs / @Liulangzhe98

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#10 - Lxtharia / @Lxtharia

05/25/2024 at 10:44AM

323
#11 - Aly Thobani / @alythobani

05/24/2024 at 10:12PM