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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.

Solutions by @sosa-daniel:

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Solutions by @sosa-daniel:
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#439 - sosa-daniel / @sosa-daniel

12/29/2023 at 08:54AM

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#>439 - sosa-daniel / @sosa-daniel

12/30/2023 at 07:11AM

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#>758 - sosa-daniel / @sosa-daniel

12/29/2023 at 08:53AM

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#>814 - sosa-daniel / @sosa-daniel

12/29/2023 at 08:52AM

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#>851 - sosa-daniel / @sosa-daniel

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#>917 - sosa-daniel / @sosa-daniel

12/29/2023 at 08:52AM

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#>1005 - sosa-daniel / @sosa-daniel

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#>1098 - sosa-daniel / @sosa-daniel

12/29/2023 at 08:51AM

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#>1250 - sosa-daniel / @sosa-daniel

12/29/2023 at 08:51AM

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#>1320 - sosa-daniel / @sosa-daniel

12/29/2023 at 08:49AM

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#>1474 - sosa-daniel / @sosa-daniel

12/30/2023 at 07:11AM