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i just use less for big files, convenience is a matter of taste

• xwdv 6y ago
  I don’t open big files at all. There’s no point. Files exist as data made to be transformed from one form to another. It is only worth looking at a file in its final form unless you are making some kind of edit. And even then, I make edits on large files through a series of commands, never opening the file. By thinking of files in this way, it becomes easy to create programmable tool chains for manipulation.
  • whowhatwhy 6y ago
    not everybody uses a computer for the same exact thing you use a computer for
    • xwdv 6y ago
      Of course, if they did there would be no point in making my comment, it would be redundant.
      • abbadadda 6y ago
        I think the issue with your original comment is with "there's no point," which is in effect invalidating the opinion of others.
  • TheColorYellow 6y ago
    What's your typical strategy for parsing something like a large text file for some relevant data? Suppose you could cat and grep, but what if you don't know what you're looking for?