[PLUG-Devel] Edit 2GB text file?

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On 2/23/06, Alan Dayley <alandd at consultpros.com> wrote:
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> I have a 2GB text file (Yep, that big.) to edit.  What editor can handle
> that?
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> Alternatively, is there a utility out there to break such a file into X
> number of pieces?
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> Alan

I've edited a file that large in VIM although it took a little while
to load and to scan through. There is a tool called strangley enough,
split, which will split a file into pieces. I believe its part of
core-utils. man split anyway.

Alex