Top "Text-editor" questions

A text editor is a type of program used for editing text files.

Text editor to open big (giant, huge, large) text files

I mean 100+ MB big; such text files can push the envelope of editors. I need to look through a large …

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Does Notepad++ show all hidden characters?

In Notepad++ I have set "replace tab with 2 spaces". When coding in Python I copy-pasted some code from the web …

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See line breaks and carriage returns in editor

Does anyone know of a text editor on Linux that allows me to see line breaks and carriage returns? Does …

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How to break lines at a specific character in Notepad++?

I have a text file containing text like: ['22APR2012 23:10', '23APR2012 07:10', 1, 3, 0], ['22APR2012 23:10', '23APR2012 07:20', 1, 3, 0], […

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Best Free Text Editor Supporting *More Than* 4GB Files?

I am looking for a text editor that will be able to load a 4+ Gigabyte file into it. Textpad doesn't …

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How to delete selected text in the vi editor

I am using PuTTY and the vi editor. If I select five lines using my mouse and I want to …

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How to read large text file on windows?

I have a large server log file (~750 MB) which I can't open with either Notepad or Notepad++ (they both say …

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Set default syntax to different filetype in Sublime Text 2

How do I set a default filetype for a certain file extension in Sublime Text 2? Specifically I want to have *.…

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How to run a program in Atom Editor?

I found Atom editor as good free alternative to Sublime text editor. Not able to find a straightforward way to …

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How do I enable the column selection mode in Eclipse?

News wrote that Eclipse 3.5 finally supports column selection. Unfortunately I don't know HOW to enable it. I tried pressing the …

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