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Changing date formats

Change the date format to Y/M/D.

Start file
(DMY): 09/10/2024  (DMY): 09/07/2024  (DMY): 10/09/2024
(MDY): 12/12/2024  (MDY): 10/12/2024  (MDY): 11/10/2024
(MDY): 08/09/2024  (MDY): 06/09/2024  (DMY): 08/03/2024
(MDY): 11/19/2024  (DMY): 12/12/2024  (MDY): 12/19/2024
(DMY): 14/11/2024  (DMY): 13/11/2024  (DMY): 12/11/2024
(MDY): 10/12/2024  (DMY): 12/10/2024  (MDY): 09/12/2024
(DMY): 06/09/2024  (DMY): 24/07/2024  (DMY): 15/09/2024
(MDY): 05/19/2024  (MDY): 11/20/2024  (MDY): 02/19/2024
(DMY): 14/02/2024  (MDY): 07/06/2024  (DMY): 19/12/2024
(DMY): 10/08/2024  (MDY): 12/09/2024  (MDY): 09/09/2024
End file
(YMD): 2024/10/09  (YMD): 2024/07/09  (YMD): 2024/09/10
(YMD): 2024/12/12  (YMD): 2024/10/12  (YMD): 2024/11/10
(YMD): 2024/08/09  (YMD): 2024/06/09  (YMD): 2024/03/08
(YMD): 2024/11/19  (YMD): 2024/12/12  (YMD): 2024/12/19
(YMD): 2024/11/14  (YMD): 2024/11/13  (YMD): 2024/11/12
(YMD): 2024/10/12  (YMD): 2024/10/12  (YMD): 2024/09/12
(YMD): 2024/09/06  (YMD): 2024/07/24  (YMD): 2024/09/15
(YMD): 2024/05/19  (YMD): 2024/11/20  (YMD): 2024/02/19
(YMD): 2024/02/14  (YMD): 2024/07/06  (YMD): 2024/12/19
(YMD): 2024/08/10  (YMD): 2024/12/09  (YMD): 2024/09/09

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1,10c1,10
< (DMY): 09/10/2024  (DMY): 09/07/2024  (DMY): 10/09/2024
< (MDY): 12/12/2024  (MDY): 10/12/2024  (MDY): 11/10/2024
< (MDY): 08/09/2024  (MDY): 06/09/2024  (DMY): 08/03/2024
< (MDY): 11/19/2024  (DMY): 12/12/2024  (MDY): 12/19/2024
< (DMY): 14/11/2024  (DMY): 13/11/2024  (DMY): 12/11/2024
< (MDY): 10/12/2024  (DMY): 12/10/2024  (MDY): 09/12/2024
< (DMY): 06/09/2024  (DMY): 24/07/2024  (DMY): 15/09/2024
< (MDY): 05/19/2024  (MDY): 11/20/2024  (MDY): 02/19/2024
< (DMY): 14/02/2024  (MDY): 07/06/2024  (DMY): 19/12/2024
< (DMY): 10/08/2024  (MDY): 12/09/2024  (MDY): 09/09/2024
---
> (YMD): 2024/10/09  (YMD): 2024/07/09  (YMD): 2024/09/10
> (YMD): 2024/12/12  (YMD): 2024/10/12  (YMD): 2024/11/10
> (YMD): 2024/08/09  (YMD): 2024/06/09  (YMD): 2024/03/08
> (YMD): 2024/11/19  (YMD): 2024/12/12  (YMD): 2024/12/19
> (YMD): 2024/11/14  (YMD): 2024/11/13  (YMD): 2024/11/12
> (YMD): 2024/10/12  (YMD): 2024/10/12  (YMD): 2024/09/12
> (YMD): 2024/09/06  (YMD): 2024/07/24  (YMD): 2024/09/15
> (YMD): 2024/05/19  (YMD): 2024/11/20  (YMD): 2024/02/19
> (YMD): 2024/02/14  (YMD): 2024/07/06  (YMD): 2024/12/19
> (YMD): 2024/08/10  (YMD): 2024/12/09  (YMD): 2024/09/09

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#127 lovebigwei / @lovebigwei - Score: 1135 - 12/18/24 @ 06:49
/(DMY)<BS><BS><BS><BS><BS>\v(DMY):<BS>:<BS>\:<BS><BS>.<BS>.{2} <BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS>/(DMY(<BS>): 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