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Fun With The Diagonal

change the lowercase characters on the main diagonal to uppercase

Start file
a a a a a
b b b b b
c c c c c
d d d d d
e e e e e
End file
A a a a a
b B b b b
c c C c c
d d d D d
e e e e E

View Diff

1,5c1,5
< a a a a a
< b b b b b
< c c c c c
< d d d d d
< e e e e e
---
> A a a a a
> b B b b b
> c c C c c
> d d d D d
> e e e e E

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#81 Cory Knapp / @coryknapp - Score: 14 - 03/13/16 @ 20:22
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Created by: @wisty97

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