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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 9v0063d76854000000000249

Paste a column after a column

This task is very common while using multi-cursor. What is the elegant vim way ?

Start file
Names
Donald Knuth
Sebastian Thrun
Peter Norvig
Satoshi Nakamoto
Age
100
50
60
45
End file
Names,Age
Donald Knuth,100
Sebastian Thrun,50
Peter Norvig,60
Satoshi Nakamoto,45

View Diff

1,10c1,5
< Names
< Donald Knuth
< Sebastian Thrun
< Peter Norvig
< Satoshi Nakamoto
< Age
< 100
< 50
< 60
< 45
---
> Names,Age
> Donald Knuth,100
> Sebastian Thrun,50
> Peter Norvig,60
> Satoshi Nakamoto,45

Solutions by @fengc:

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Solutions by @fengc:
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#205 - fengc / @fengc

06/13/2023 at 03:16AM

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#>205 - fengc / @fengc

06/13/2023 at 06:09AM

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#>205 - fengc / @fengc

06/13/2023 at 06:20AM

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#>278 - fengc / @fengc

06/13/2023 at 02:54AM