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PavelCheckov wrote:I now understand how the actual paging system works, but how much of the actual file is loaded into the buffer?
As far as I know, vi doesn't load the full file into the buffer (so it is possible to edit >2GB text files), but it does load what should be on screen and beyond. I think we need to use the force, read the source