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> Opening a 1 line 1GB file on a modern machine brings subl to a complete halt and regex editing is sheer impossible. Is this a common operation for a text edi
by bachmeier 5y ago
> Opening a 1 line 1GB file on a modern machine brings subl to a complete halt and regex editing is sheer impossible.
Is this a common operation for a text editor?
- magicalhippo 5y agoPerhaps not super-common, but at work we have to deal with XML files that are 4-500MB in size that don't contain newline characters. Every now and then we have edit them. It's at least something I'd expect a premium text editor to handle without issues.
- adamzochowski 5y agoYeah, plenty of people edit files like xml or json in text editors.
- jeromegv 5y agoSublime can do big files without any issue, the specific use case here is if it all sits on a single line. Most XML/Json files are not single line, but yes it happens.
- sigzero 5y agoIf you are manipulating data, it could be. Logs can easily get big as well.
- silverwind 5y agoIt's common when working with big API responses which are indented using plugins after loading. Most APIs do not serve whitespace in their responses, so it's crucial that the editor won't freeze up on initial load.
- naikrovek 5y agotry turning off syntax highlighting, if you haven't. that speeds up ST dramatically on large files, in my experience. or give UltraEdit a try. it opens huge files with ease.