best text editor for VERY large files

[andre]

I'm trying to edit a 300mb file, tried pico and vi and emac.
emac won't openit.
vi and pico take forever to load, and then are supper slugish.

is there a better suited editor for large file, perhaps one that opens the file , one small buffer at a time, as needed?

[Gnu/Vince]

Did you try vim? I think I remember someone opening a VERY big file with it. It was long to load, but after that it was OK I think.

Be also aware that Emacs has a default file limit. I don't remember the option name, but I would also try changing it to something like 320MB

[ 07 September 2001: Message edited by: Gnu/Vince ]

[jkm]

split(1) is your friend.

[Gnu/Vince]

Originally posted by jkm:
<STRONG>split(1) is your friend.</STRONG>

Oh yeah, that too.