Re: Advice on opening large/huge files

On 02/08/2017 14:49, Erik Christiansen wrote:
> On 02.08.17 11:49, Lifepillar wrote:
>> From time to time, I need to edit large files (~10^2-10^3 MB).
>> In my tests, Vim loads large files relatively quickly (~100MB/s).
>> It's (some) filetype plugins that hog Vim.
>>
>> For instance, take any large file and change its suffix to have
>> it recognized as Markdown. After Vim has read it (you'll see
>> the line/char count in the command line), it gets stuck.
>>
>> I have tried the LargeFile plugin, but I haven't noticed any
>> difference.

Silly me. I had set g:LargeFile in my vimrc specifying the value in
bytes rather than MB. With a correct threshold, it really does its job.

>> Any suggestions?
>
> Even having folding enabled can slow things down markedly on big files.
> If usable responsiveness is desired, ISTM that all slow stuff simply
> needs to be disabled. Even without the decorative frills, Vim offers a
> lot of comfort.
Before trying LargeFile.vim, I had set

:syntax off
:set nofoldenable

yet a large Markdown file still hogs Vim. So, for Markdown there must be
something else.

Life.

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