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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 @giursino1:
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#49 - giursino / @giursino1

03/15/2020 at 12:25PM

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#>144 - giursino / @giursino1

05/18/2020 at 05:12PM

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#>477 - giursino / @giursino1

03/15/2020 at 12:24PM

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#>754 - giursino / @giursino1

03/15/2020 at 12:22PM

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#>797 - giursino / @giursino1

03/15/2020 at 12:20PM

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#>834 - giursino / @giursino1

03/15/2020 at 12:19PM

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#>994 - giursino / @giursino1

03/15/2020 at 12:18PM

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#>1178 - giursino / @giursino1

03/15/2020 at 12:09PM

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#>1242 - giursino / @giursino1

05/18/2020 at 05:10PM

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#>1293 - giursino / @giursino1

03/15/2020 at 12:08PM

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#>1337 - giursino / @giursino1

03/15/2020 at 12:04PM

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#>1383 - giursino / @giursino1

03/15/2020 at 12:07PM

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#>1410 - giursino / @giursino1

03/15/2020 at 11:28AM

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#>1446 - giursino / @giursino1

03/15/2020 at 11:35AM