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Reorder the groups

Change the order so that the groups of fruit come before the vegetables.

Start file

# vegetable
broccoli
spinach
carrot
-
# fruit
peach
plum
-
# vegetable
potato
-
# fruit
apple
banana
-
# vegetable
onion
-
# fruit
watermelon
cherry
-

End file

# fruit
peach
plum
-
# fruit
apple
banana
-
# fruit
watermelon
cherry
-
# vegetable
broccoli
spinach
carrot
-
# vegetable
potato
-
# vegetable
onion
-

View Diff

1,5d0
< # vegetable
< broccoli
< spinach
< carrot
< -
10,12d4
< # vegetable
< potato
< -
17,19d8
< # vegetable
< onion
< -
22a12,22
> -
> # vegetable
> broccoli
> spinach
> carrot
> -
> # vegetable
> potato
> -
> # vegetable
> onion

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