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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 5e4dfcccaa2db400090b66c3

prepend * to every non-blank line

Prepend an asterisk to every non-blank line in the input file.

Start file

This is a
very short

file, but it is 
still
full

of

surpises.

End file

*This is a
*very short

*file, but it is 
*still
*full

*of

*surpises.

View Diff

1,2c1,2
< This is a
< very short
---
> *This is a
> *very short
4,6c4,6
< file, but it is 
< still
< full
---
> *file, but it is 
> *still
> *full
8c8
< of
---
> *of
10c10
< surpises.
---
> *surpises.

Solutions by @GlobalMaquereau:

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Solutions by @GlobalMaquereau:

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#488 - Global Maquereau / @GlobalMaquereau

03/23/2020 at 06:40AM

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#>758 - Global Maquereau / @GlobalMaquereau

03/23/2020 at 06:37AM

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#>799 - Global Maquereau / @GlobalMaquereau

03/23/2020 at 06:36AM

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#>836 - Global Maquereau / @GlobalMaquereau

03/23/2020 at 06:36AM

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#>911 - Global Maquereau / @GlobalMaquereau

03/23/2020 at 06:35AM

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#>998 - Global Maquereau / @GlobalMaquereau

03/23/2020 at 06:21AM

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#>998 - Global Maquereau / @GlobalMaquereau

03/23/2020 at 06:29AM

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#>998 - Global Maquereau / @GlobalMaquereau

03/23/2020 at 06:33AM

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#>1084 - Global Maquereau / @GlobalMaquereau

03/23/2020 at 06:13AM

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#>1136 - Global Maquereau / @GlobalMaquereau

03/23/2020 at 06:18AM

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#>1181 - Global Maquereau / @GlobalMaquereau

03/23/2020 at 06:12AM

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#>1387 - Global Maquereau / @GlobalMaquereau

03/23/2020 at 06:17AM