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big_file_options.vim : Automatically set options to speed up working with big files

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created by
Tom Ryder
 
script type
utility
 
description
This plugin adds an autocmd hook to check the file size of an incoming buffer, and if it's over a certain threshold, disables certain options in order to make the file a bit easier to edit. It makes the buffer read-only, and disables filetypes, swap files, undo files, and syntax highlighting.

It's similar to the much older and more sophisticated LargeFile plugin by Charles Campbell, which is based on vimtip #611.

If you want more options and bells and whistles, you should definitely use that instead. I'm intentionally keeping this very small and simple; it should be install-and-forget.

https://sanctum.geek.nz/cgit/vim-big-file-options.git
 
install details
Drop plugin/big_file_options.vim in your ~/.vim/plugin directory. Add doc/big_file_options.txt in ~/.vim/doc if you want the help file. Otherwise, use your favourite Vim plugin package manager.
 

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package script version date Vim version user release notes
vim-big-file-options-1.0.0.tar.gz 1.0.0 2018-07-07 6.0 Tom Ryder Overhaul; remove broken backup disabling, fix option names, add new readonly option, refine detection algorithm, and more.
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