On Thu Feb 3 09:17:27 EST 2011, rogpe...@gmail.com wrote: > i've found it very useful quite a few times. > usually with oversized log files. > > On 3 February 2011 13:59, erik quanstrom <quans...@quanstro.net> wrote: > > 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?
it's not a log file if you edit it. ☺ - erik
