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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Handling large files with emacs lisp?
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:02:35 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvfvwxwn6j.fsf-monnier+gmane.emacs.help@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: CANtbJLEpp8J=Fo4=KiUAEuYk8RGwQF8ce3_TmP1RZZrMAt1+6Q@mail.gmail.com

> Is there a method in emacs lisp to handle large files (hundreds of MB)
> efficiently?

Not really, no.  The closest is vlf.el, available from the GNU ELPA.

> Using the BEG and END parameters of `insert-file-contents' however has
> a linear time-dependence on BEG.

I don't know of such a time-dependence.  What makes you think so?


        Stefan




      parent reply	other threads:[~2013-06-04 22:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-06-04 12:52 Handling large files with emacs lisp? Klaus-Dieter Bauer
2013-06-04 14:46 ` Jambunathan K
2013-06-05 10:47   ` Klaus-Dieter Bauer
2013-06-04 22:02 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]

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