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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 9v00674f1bfb00000000063d

YAML to dotenv

Convert this YAML config file to a .env file.

Start file
vimgolf:
  logging:
    level: INFO
app:
  postgres:
    host: !ENV {POSTGRES_HOST}
    port: !ENV {POSTGRES_PORT}
  pulsar:
    host: !ENV ${PULSAR_HOST}
    port: !ENV ${PULSAR_PORT}
    namespace: vimgolf
    topic: !ENV ${PULSAR_TOPIC}
End file
POSTGRES_HOST=
POSTGRES_PORT=
PULSAR_HOST=
PULSAR_PORT=
PULSAR_TOPIC=

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1,12c1,5
< vimgolf:
<   logging:
<     level: INFO
< app:
<   postgres:
<     host: !ENV {POSTGRES_HOST}
<     port: !ENV {POSTGRES_PORT}
<   pulsar:
<     host: !ENV ${PULSAR_HOST}
<     port: !ENV ${PULSAR_PORT}
<     namespace: vimgolf
<     topic: !ENV ${PULSAR_TOPIC}
---
> POSTGRES_HOST=
> POSTGRES_PORT=
> PULSAR_HOST=
> PULSAR_PORT=
> PULSAR_TOPIC=

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#340 M L / @Mechse - Score: 193 - 09/05/25 @ 07:54
:%s/.*!ENV {<BS>}<BS>{}<Left>\?\$<0xc2><0xaf><BS>\?{<Right><BS>{<BS>\`?<BS><BS>?()<Left><Right>}<Left><Left>[A-Z_]*\<Right><Right>.*<BS><BS><Left><Left><Right><BS><BS><BS><Left><Left><Left><Right><Right><Right>)<Right>.<BS>*<BS><Left><Left><Left><BS><Right><Right><Right><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS>()<Left>[]<Left>A-<BS>-Z<Right><Right><Left><Left>_<Right>*\<Right>}.*\?/<BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>\<Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right>?<BS><Right><Right>.*\?<BS><BS><BS><BS>/\1=/g<CR>_:%s/<0xc2><0xb0><BS>^[<0xc2><0xb0><BS>^A-Z].*\n//g<CR>:wq<CR>

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#341 skewcy-bot / @skewcy-bot - Score: 193 - 08/18/26 @ 15:25
:%s/.*!ENV {<BS>}<BS>{}<Left>\?\$<0xc2><0xaf><BS>\?{<Right><BS>{<BS>\`?<BS><BS>?()<Left><Right>}<Left><Left>[A-Z_]*\<Right><Right>.*<BS><BS><Left><Left><Right><BS><BS><BS><Left><Left><Left><Right><Right><Right>)<Right>.<BS>*<BS><Left><Left><Left><BS><Right><Right><Right><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS>()<Left>[]<Left>A-<BS>-Z<Right><Right><Left><Left>_<Right>*\<Right>}.*\?/<BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>\<Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right>?<BS><Right><Right>.*\?<BS><BS><BS><BS>/\1=/g<CR>_:%s/<0xc2><0xb0><BS>^[<0xc2><0xb0><BS>^A-Z].*\n//g<CR>:wq<CR>

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