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What is the maximum file size that Vim can open? (64 bit)

Obviously, Vim can edit 2 GB on 32-bit machines (swap and backup disabled). But for 64-bit machines, what is the limit?

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The documentation states the following:

The maximum file size is 2147483647 bytes (2 GB) when the long integer is 32 bits. Much more for 64-bit lengths. Also limited by available disk space for | swap file |.

so "a lot more" is likely to run into your hard drive limitation, as it will go over to exabytes with an alocated size.

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