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08.09.2007 at 02:36AM PDT, ID: 22751552
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Editing a big file in vi - Out of register space (ugh)

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Tags: vi, register, space, out, file

I am editing a very big log file (1.2million lines) on unix in vi. If I try to delete a lot of lines (e.g. 100000) with the dd command I get the message "Out of register space (ugh)". Does anyone know a way around this? (and yes, I know I should have cleaned the file up a bit sooner!) Start Free Trial
 
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[+][-]10.02.2007 at 06:46AM PDT, ID: 19998510

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