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$ gem install vimgolf
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$ 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 @HaggertyPat:
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#1202 - Pat Haggerty / @HaggertyPat

08/24/2020 at 12:15PM

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#>1266 - Pat Haggerty / @HaggertyPat

08/24/2020 at 12:12PM

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#>1315 - Pat Haggerty / @HaggertyPat

08/24/2020 at 12:03PM

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#>1362 - Pat Haggerty / @HaggertyPat

08/24/2020 at 12:02PM

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#>1397 - Pat Haggerty / @HaggertyPat

08/24/2020 at 12:00PM

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#>1434 - Pat Haggerty / @HaggertyPat

08/24/2020 at 11:59AM

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#>1443 - Pat Haggerty / @HaggertyPat

08/24/2020 at 12:07PM