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by dotancohen 3204 days ago
I open multi-GB files often enough in VIM. Just make sure that you've disabled any plugins, as _those_ will often crush under large files. The `-u NONE` option will disable `.vimrc` and thus all plugins as well.

See relevant discussion on Stack Exchange: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/139254/why-cant-vim...