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Filling braces

Inspired by a question on CoDidact (https://software.codidact.com/posts/296501), I wondered if Vim could offer a satisfactory ‘solution’ to this problem.

Start file
.ocean {}
.land {}
.sky {}
End file
.ocean {blue}
.land {green}
.sky {lightblue}

View Diff

1,3c1,3
< .ocean {}
< .land {}
< .sky {}
---
> .ocean {blue}
> .land {green}
> .sky {lightblue}

Solutions by @GuyegOOd:

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Created by: @bemmesr

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Solutions by @GuyegOOd:
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#4 - GuyegOOd / @GuyegOOd

09/03/2026 at 02:37PM

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#>4 - GuyegOOd / @GuyegOOd

09/03/2026 at 02:40PM

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#>15 - GuyegOOd / @GuyegOOd

09/03/2026 at 02:29PM

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#>18 - GuyegOOd / @GuyegOOd

09/03/2026 at 02:40PM

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#>23 - GuyegOOd / @GuyegOOd

09/03/2026 at 02:23PM

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#>29 - GuyegOOd / @GuyegOOd

09/03/2026 at 02:20PM

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#>41 - GuyegOOd / @GuyegOOd

09/03/2026 at 02:19PM