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Subject: Re: large file text editor
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Date: Sun, 24-May-87 18:34:23 EDT
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Posted: Sun May 24 18:34:23 1987
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Summary: Editing HUGE files

(Take this, line eater!)

I have had good luck editing gigantic files with but one editor:
The Personal Editor (PE) from IBM.  It used to cost ~$60 or so, and
I hear the new version has windows.  It puts as much of the file you're
editing into RAM, then commences doing disk swaps on the rest.  I do
know that if you attempt a global change on the entire file, it may take
a while:  however, it scrolls along right well, and searches aren't too
sluggish.  You can configure the keys to do whatever commands you like.
It's basically you're staight ASCII editor.  I wrote my thesis on the sucker.
It was MUCH better than xedit under a CMS system.

                Ken Becker   hotlv!kab

The opinions expressed above are my own, and not those of any company I
may work for.  I am not associated with IBM, except as a happy customer
of the above product.