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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}

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Created by: @bemmesr

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Solutions by @Smylers2:
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#12 - “Smylers” / @Smylers2

08/29/2026 at 10:30AM