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Can I use vim to open a huge file effectively?
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Mar 15, 202620409 viewsConfidence Score0%
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sometime I need to open a several GB log file, now I need to use tail to get suitable part but that is very tedious. Can I just use vim to open it directly? Currently vim will occupy a lot memory when open a large file... Just wonder why it is required? If there some option can prevent that memory …
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If you just want to have a look at a file, use less. If you need cut out a specific part of the file, do this (within less): Go to the 1st page you're interested in Press the keys m and a - this means: mark position a. Go to the last position of the…
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