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GUI File editor with large file support
Can anyone recommend a file editor, preferably free, that handles large files as well as EmEditor on Windows?
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ed: set first line as the default current line
I am trying to use ed to edit the first line of a large file, but I have to wait for ed to read all lines. Is there any way I could stop ed from reading the whole file and start editing immediately, ...
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“Multipass” scripted modification of large file in-place (file-system level)?
I have just came to the problem of having to cut some lines from a large (gigabyte) sized file, and being aware of potential CPU hog trying to read it in memory, I wanted to edit it in-place ...
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What linux editor can open a 200G file for editing within a minute or two?
I'm looking for an editor that will open the file in chunks (not try to read the whole file into memory) as I'm trying to hand-edit a 200G file.
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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.
