Hi Tim, Thank you for your answer :) .
> I don't know whether you're running under a 32-bit or 64-bit OS. I am running a 32-bits OS. > :help limits > Maximum file size 2147483647 bytes (2 Gbyte) when a long integer is 32 bits. Much more for 64 bit longs. > Depending on the changes you're making (you don't detail) For the moment, I am just trying to view the file's contents... some other program is supposed to perform things afterwards I haven't yet faced that matter. I have just downloaded "csplit". Thanks for the "cat" and "sed" tips. > However, I suspect most other visual (non-stream) editors will > have the same OS/processor-level limitations. Yes, probably. "Firefox" won't open it. "Internet Explorer" shows the beginning of the file... ========================================================================== Hi Tony, Thank you for your answer too :) . Thank you for explaining things clearly. It is very instructive to read Vim's help pages especially when people recommend the good ones to read! Thanks to both of you for your precious help. I think I'll have to split the file into pieces to be able to humanly read it. Best regards, -- Lmhelp -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Open-big-file-in-Gvim-tp28013165p28014784.html Sent from the Vim - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vim_use+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
