On Thu Feb 3 08:41:23 EST 2011, rogpe...@gmail.com wrote: > On 3 February 2011 13:01, erik quanstrom <quans...@quanstro.net> wrote: > > i think you're better off with char*s and realloc. > > it's worth looking at the heavy machinery in sam > > and acme, though, and comparing against ed. > > i'd hesitate before trying to edit 500MB files in ed... > > nor does ed cope with arbitrary length lines.
when has editing a 500mb text file ever been a problem? - erik
