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>didn't try to cram the whole thing in memory, just the parts it needed. I'm guessing vim and Emacs work in a similar manner. Yes, but with the caveat that it'
by coolsunglasses 13y ago
>didn't try to cram the whole thing in memory, just the parts it needed. I'm guessing vim and Emacs work in a similar manner.
Yes, but with the caveat that it's line based (1 dimensional) not 2 dimensional so a VERY long line can still choke vim and Emacs.
--- long time primary Emacs, secondary vim user
- mikestew 13y ago> it's line based (1 dimensional) not 2 dimensional so a VERY long line can still choke vim and Emacs. Have an upvote because (to quote Johnny Carson) I did not know that.