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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Thu,  3 Feb 2011 08:59:04 -0500
To: 9fans@9fans.net
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On Thu Feb  3 08:41:23 EST 2011, rogpeppe@gmail.com wrote:
> On 3 February 2011 13:01, erik quanstrom <quanstro@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