Confirming. Based upon Andrew's comments: it appears that vim doesn't report the limitation to the user & then proceeds as though the large file doesn't exist.
** Changed in: vim (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- can't open files larger than 2gb https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/128494 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs