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[Closed] massive file viewer for windows

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What's a good app for viewing huge text files in Windows eg 10s Mb or more.

I've downloaded less but its command line driven and doesn't make cut & paste very easy between windows.

Word, wordpad, notepad etc just grind to a hope opening the files.


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 12:45 pm
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notepad++ ?


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 12:47 pm
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http://www.textpad.com


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 12:49 pm
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Crimson Editor or Large Text File Viewer


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 12:51 pm
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UltraEdit is The Daddy of text file viewers.

http://www.ultraedit.com/


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 12:53 pm
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+1 for textpad - been using it for 9 years now - excellent (and free) bit of software ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 2:15 pm
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Recently I've switched to [url= http://www.pnotepad.org/ ]Programmer's Notepad[/url] for my code editing duties. but I still keep textpad on standby for some stuff.


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 3:16 pm
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I use vim for all text editing but not sure it would be happy with 10Mb!


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 3:36 pm
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textpad.


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 3:45 pm
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vim should be OK


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 3:46 pm
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I use vim for all text editing

Is Vim the singlespeed of text editors?

I just don't see the appeal myself. Why use an editor where [url= http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/usr_02.html#02.4 ]you need a manual to tell you how to delete characters[/url]?


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 4:03 pm
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It's not the most novice friendly of editors but is very powerful when mastered. I've been using vi since the 80's so it's in the blood ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 4:16 pm
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thanks, will try a few of those.


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 4:37 pm
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Another vote for Ultraedit, although Notepad++ isn't bad. And it's free.


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 4:42 pm
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VIM is for amateurs. VI is for the real perverts.


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 4:51 pm
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VIM is for amateurs. VI is for the real perverts.

VI, why not just go the whole hog and use [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_%28text_editor%29 ]Ed[/url]??

Or better still...

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Posted : 01/07/2009 4:54 pm
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Large Text File Viewer - no edit functionality but will open >1gb files if you need to have a peek inside


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 5:19 pm
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VIM is for amateurs

Always preferred VIGOUR when it really comes down to it...


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 6:37 pm