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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.

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Solutions by @powful_panda:
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#579 - JLObject / @powful_panda

07/01/2020 at 12:57AM

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#>817 - JLObject / @powful_panda

07/01/2020 at 12:48AM

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#>940 - JLObject / @powful_panda

07/01/2020 at 12:45AM

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#>1024 - JLObject / @powful_panda

07/01/2020 at 12:44AM

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#>1153 - JLObject / @powful_panda

07/01/2020 at 12:40AM

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#>1153 - JLObject / @powful_panda

07/01/2020 at 12:43AM

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#>1200 - JLObject / @powful_panda

07/01/2020 at 12:12AM

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#>1257 - JLObject / @powful_panda

06/27/2020 at 08:10PM

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#>1313 - JLObject / @powful_panda

06/27/2020 at 08:07PM

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#>1359 - JLObject / @powful_panda

06/27/2020 at 08:01PM