A text editor is a type of program used for editing plain text files.
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How can I edit a large file in place?
I have a few files sized > 1 GB each. I need to remove last few bytes from the files. How can I do it? I prefer to edit file in place to save disk space.
I am on HP-UX.
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vim vs. emacs… and no, this is not a flame war
How would you compare these editors? What are the pros and cons of each?
[note] This is not meant to be answered by those who "hate one and love another" or those who haven't used both.
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Development environment for C
Looking for ideas on setting up a convenient and productive development environment for C development. I found C editing with Vim very helpful but I would like to get a wider sampling of suggestions.
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Bash/Korn shell script edited on Windows throws error '…^M: not found'
Some background on the issue:
I am new to scripting and wrote a simple Bash script in Windows using Notepad++.
cxStopAllServicesOnSERVER.sh
#usr/bin/bash
cd "/some/path"
echo "Hi. Logs can be found ...
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Text editor with font-size selection for specific human languages (ie. Unicode Block) eg Devanagari
Pre Linux, I used Windows.. (too many years in the wilderness :) ... however there was a ray of sunshine in amongst all the general virus/re-install flack.. and that was Notepad++, a text Editor I ...
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How does one find and replace text in all open files with geany?
How does one find and replace text in all open files with geany?
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How does one find and replace text in all open files with LibreOffice?
How does one find and replace text in all open files with LibreOffice?
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How does one find and replace text in all open files with jed?
How does one find and replace text in all open files with jed?
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How does one find and replace text in all open files with kate?
How does one find and replace text in all open files with kate?
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How does one find and replace text in all open files with gedit?
How does one find and replace text in all open files with gedit?
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In SciTe (Scintilla), how can I create Syntax-Highlighting for my own custom language?
I want to create a custom Language, with its own custom Syntax Highlighting.
Notepad++ (a Windows SciTe/Scintilla based Text-editor), allowed me to create a custom "Language", and now, in Linux, I ...
