I'll be cheeky and post this top level. Sorry if it's out of place. On the discussions of opening large files, I grant emacs does tend to choke on long lines bu

I'll be cheeky and post this top level. Sorry if it's out of place. On the discussions of opening large files, I grant emacs does tend to choke on long lines but when each line is moderate it can open pretty large files. What I can't see here is any mention of VLF mode (get via elpa/melpa) in emacs which allows you to open very large files (per acronym) which are mem mapped. I just opened a 3.3GB .mpg and it opened immediately. Seems to be editable but it gets verrrry slow (has to page huge amounts and create temp files if you edit) and I've not verified that, but in the rare case I need to browse a multi-GB file, it has worked for me. Anyone used vlf mode in emacs more extensively, please chime in. FYI, HTH