Vim 7.2 Released

sanguisdex writes "After fifteen months of work: a brand new Vim release! This is a stable version. There are many bug fixes and updated runtime files. The only new feature worth mentioning is support for floating point. Upgrading from a previous version is highly recommended: a few crashing bugs and several security issues were fixed. For the details see the announcement or go directly to the download page."

posted by kdawson

[Anonymous Coward]

hey malda, I'm sure you and your corporate overlords are trying to save money these days. Rather than posting more slashvertisements, how about firing this douchebag?

Re:Please...

[Waffle Iron]

If the files you are editing are *that* big, then a text editor is not the correct tool.

Ok. Let's assume that you've been given a plain text file of that size, and you need to modify something in it. What tool do you suggest?

I can think of the stock answers:

"Load it into a database" - lots of hassle and probably overkill

"Filter it with a custom script" - maybe, if you're a programmer

"sed" - could work, but why bother if vim works? Personally, I can never remember the sed syntax.

"Don't use text files that big" - Assumes facts not in evidence

Any other suggestions?

Re:Please...

[Mad Merlin]

There is a place for vi*. You use them when the tool has to work. They are pain in the ass to use, but they manage things others do not.

Not really, I use Vim in preference to every other editor. Once you're used to Vim you can edit at least 10x faster than with an "easy" GUI editor.