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How can I edit a large file in place?

August 11, 2022 by Magenaut

I have a few files sized > 1 GB each. I need to remove last few bytes from the files. How can I do it? I prefer to edit file in place to save disk space.

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags editors, files, hp-ux, large-files Leave a comment

How to edit command line in full screen editor in ZSH?

August 10, 2022 by Magenaut

In bash, using vi mode, if I hit Esc,v, my current command line is opened in the editor specified by $EDITOR and I am able to edit it in full screen before ‘saving’ the command to be returned to the shell and executed.

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags editors, zsh Leave a comment

How do I remotely edit files via ssh?

August 9, 2022 by Magenaut

I have to edit some files placed on some server I could reach via ssh.

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags editors, ssh, vim Leave a comment

How to automatically strip trailing spaces on save in Vi and Vim?

August 7, 2022 by Magenaut

Is there a .vimrc setting to automatically remove trailing whitespace when saving a file?

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags editors, vi, vim, vimrc, whitespace Leave a comment
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