> Is vim trying to buffer every line in a terminal window permanently ?
>
> What will happen if I monitor some server log by 'tail -f 'in a vim's
> terminal window for 7x24h ? (forget to exit vim, or alway let vim open
> for a long time).
>
> like apache accesslog.
>
> Will vim consume infinite memory to buffer all the accesslog ?
>
> All I care about is the latest 100-500 lines of the accesslog.
>
> Is there any option to set the terminal buffer size ?
>
> Can old lines get removed if max line number exceeds the terminal
> buffer size ?
Currently there is no limit. There was a todo item to add a maximum
scrollback size, but I can't find it now.
It's using memory, which is plenty these days. E.g., if you have
100'000 lines with 80 characters, that's about 100 Mbyte (attributes take
up most of the space).
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