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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 @_gagan:

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Solutions by @_gagan:
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#313 - Gaganpreet / @_gagan

10/03/2020 at 10:28PM

11
#>647 - Gaganpreet / @_gagan

10/03/2020 at 10:26PM

12
#>780 - Gaganpreet / @_gagan

10/03/2020 at 10:26PM

13
#>823 - Gaganpreet / @_gagan

10/03/2020 at 10:08PM

13
#>823 - Gaganpreet / @_gagan

10/03/2020 at 10:21PM

16
#>1048 - Gaganpreet / @_gagan

10/04/2020 at 12:45PM

18
#>1159 - Gaganpreet / @_gagan

10/03/2020 at 10:05PM

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#>1270 - Gaganpreet / @_gagan

10/03/2020 at 10:01PM