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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 4d1cdb0635b40650b8000527

Make Fancy Header

Make the header text stand out with surrounding asterisks

Start file

Make this a fancy header
This is some text under the fancy header.

This is another fancy header
This is some more text

End file

************************
Make this a fancy header
************************
This is some text under the fancy header.

****************************
This is another fancy header
****************************
This is some more text

View Diff

0a1
> ************************
1a3
> ************************
3a6
> ****************************
4a8
> ****************************

Solutions by @ChuanyuXue:

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Solutions by @ChuanyuXue:

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#221 - skewcy / @ChuanyuXue

07/09/2026 at 08:18AM

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#>271 - skewcy / @ChuanyuXue

07/09/2026 at 08:16AM

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#>281 - skewcy / @ChuanyuXue

07/08/2026 at 05:43PM