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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 @tobydeh:
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#98 - Toby de Havilland / @tobydeh

04/18/2020 at 08:48PM

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#>508 - Toby de Havilland / @tobydeh

04/18/2020 at 08:46PM

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#>760 - Toby de Havilland / @tobydeh

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#>805 - Toby de Havilland / @tobydeh

04/18/2020 at 08:45PM

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#>841 - Toby de Havilland / @tobydeh

04/18/2020 at 08:44PM

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#>918 - Toby de Havilland / @tobydeh

04/18/2020 at 08:43PM

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#>1003 - Toby de Havilland / @tobydeh

04/18/2020 at 08:37PM

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#>1088 - Toby de Havilland / @tobydeh

04/18/2020 at 08:33PM

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#>1236 - Toby de Havilland / @tobydeh

04/18/2020 at 08:31PM

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#>1304 - Toby de Havilland / @tobydeh

04/18/2020 at 08:26PM

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#>1415 - Toby de Havilland / @tobydeh

04/18/2020 at 07:34PM

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#>1427 - Toby de Havilland / @tobydeh

04/18/2020 at 07:35PM

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#>1477 - Toby de Havilland / @tobydeh

04/18/2020 at 07:28PM