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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 @Sebasti91439242:

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Solutions by @Sebasti91439242:
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#277 - Sebastian W. / @Sebasti91439242

09/01/2020 at 06:09PM

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#>624 - Sebastian W. / @Sebasti91439242

09/01/2020 at 06:06PM

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#>779 - Sebastian W. / @Sebasti91439242

09/01/2020 at 06:05PM

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#>779 - Sebastian W. / @Sebasti91439242

09/01/2020 at 06:06PM

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#>869 - Sebastian W. / @Sebasti91439242

09/01/2020 at 06:02PM

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#>954 - Sebastian W. / @Sebasti91439242

09/01/2020 at 06:01PM

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#>1043 - Sebastian W. / @Sebasti91439242

09/01/2020 at 06:00PM

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#>1158 - Sebastian W. / @Sebasti91439242

09/01/2020 at 05:56PM

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#>1158 - Sebastian W. / @Sebasti91439242

09/01/2020 at 05:59PM

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#>1205 - Sebastian W. / @Sebasti91439242

09/01/2020 at 05:09PM

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#>1205 - Sebastian W. / @Sebasti91439242

09/01/2020 at 05:58PM

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#>1365 - Sebastian W. / @Sebasti91439242

09/01/2020 at 05:08PM

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#>1482 - Sebastian W. / @Sebasti91439242

09/01/2020 at 05:56PM

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#>1487 - Sebastian W. / @Sebasti91439242

09/01/2020 at 05:58PM

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#>1515 - Sebastian W. / @Sebasti91439242

09/01/2020 at 05:07PM