> I need to look at a large file (around 400 MB in size), and I am > wondering if anyone knows of a good editor (either GUI or command-line, > for Linux or OS X) that handles these large files well. I would like > something that does not try to load the entire file at once, so it will > be snappy. Suggestions? (and don't say VIM, because it tries to load > the entire file).
Have you looked at various hex editors such as hexedit or biew. Those hex editors do not load the entire file into memory (AFAIK). Also, they show both hex and ascii (in case you can't read hex natively). Phillip -- Phillip Hellewell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
