Subject: Re: [bug-diffutils] bug#18758: command: diff
From: Paul Eggert <[email-masked]>
To: Vladimir Vlad <[email-masked]>, [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 09:54:54 -0700
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Vladimir Vlad wrote:

> What is the maximum size of the input file can handle the command diff? Is
> there any restrictions?

It depends on your machine.  Typically, it's limited by the amount of virtual 
memory the 'diff' process can allocate.