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That’s pretty cool. I use vim for this particular need and it’s quick to search through big files too

• istjohn 5y ago
  Really? I've found Vim slows to a crawl on multi-GB files. Maybe that's changed recently or it was down to the plug-ins I was using?
  • ok123456 5y ago
    It's probably from creating a backup copy. Compare performance when invoking 'view' instead of 'vim'. It could be from your plugins if they're doing something goofy.
  • quickthrower2 5y ago
    I use vim out of the box with no plugins and on windows. Not sure if that makes a difference. I’m also typically not editing the file but searching logs.
  • diroussel 5y ago
    You need to turn off syntax highlighting before opening a really large file in vim. Otherwise the syntax parsing takes an age. :syntax off