diff --git a/src/buffer.cc b/src/buffer.cc
index ddbad72c..2ed27bb8 100644
--- a/src/buffer.cc
+++ b/src/buffer.cc
@@ -20,57 +20,13 @@
 namespace Kakoune
 {
 
-struct ParsedLines
-{
-    BufferLines lines;
-    ByteOrderMark bom = ByteOrderMark::None;
-    EolFormat eolformat = EolFormat::Lf;
-};
-
-static ParsedLines parse_lines(StringView data)
-{
-    ParsedLines res;
-    const char* pos = data.begin();
-    if (data.substr(0, 3_byte) == "\xEF\xBB\xBF")
-    {
-        res.bom = ByteOrderMark::Utf8;
-        pos = data.begin() + 3;
-    }
-
-    bool has_crlf = false, has_lf = false;
-    for (auto it = pos; it != data.end(); ++it)
-    {
-        if (*it == '\n')
-            ((it != pos and *(it-1) == '\r') ? has_crlf : has_lf) = true;
-    }
-    const bool crlf = has_crlf and not has_lf;
-    res.eolformat = crlf ? EolFormat::Crlf : EolFormat::Lf;
-
-    while (pos < data.end())
-    {
-        const char* eol = std::find(pos, data.end(), '\n');
-        res.lines.emplace_back(StringData::create({{pos, eol - (crlf and eol != data.end() ? 1 : 0)}, "\n"}));
-        pos = eol + 1;
-    }
-
-    if (res.lines.empty())
-        res.lines.emplace_back(StringData::create({"\n"}));
-
-    return res;
-}
-
-static void apply_options(OptionManager& options, const ParsedLines& parsed_lines)
-{
-    options.get_local_option("eolformat").set(parsed_lines.eolformat);
-    options.get_local_option("BOM").set(parsed_lines.bom);
-}
-
 Buffer::HistoryNode::HistoryNode(HistoryId parent)
     : parent{parent}, committed{Clock::now()}
 {}
 
-Buffer::Buffer(String name, Flags flags, StringView data,
-               timespec fs_timestamp)
+Buffer::Buffer(String name, Flags flags, BufferLines lines,
+               ByteOrderMark bom, EolFormat eolformat,
+               FsStatus fs_status)
     : Scope{GlobalScope::instance()},
       m_name{(flags & Flags::File) ? real_path(parse_filename(name)) : std::move(name)},
       m_display_name{(flags & Flags::File) ? compact_path(m_name) : m_name},
@@ -78,20 +34,19 @@ Buffer::Buffer(String name, Flags flags, StringView data,
       m_history{{HistoryId::Invalid}},
       m_history_id{HistoryId::First},
       m_last_save_history_id{HistoryId::First},
-      m_fs_status{fs_timestamp, data.length(), hash_value(data)}
+      m_fs_status{fs_status}
 {
-    ParsedLines parsed_lines = parse_lines(data);
-
     #ifdef KAK_DEBUG
-    for (auto& line : parsed_lines.lines)
+    for (auto& line : lines)
         kak_assert(not (line->length == 0) and
                    line->data()[line->length-1] == '\n');
     #endif
-    static_cast<BufferLines&>(m_lines) = std::move(parsed_lines.lines);
+    static_cast<BufferLines&>(m_lines) = std::move(lines);
 
     m_changes.push_back({ Change::Insert, {0,0}, line_count() });
 
-    apply_options(options(), parsed_lines);
+    options().get_local_option("eolformat").set(eolformat);
+    options().get_local_option("BOM").set(bom);
 
     // now we may begin to record undo data
     if (not (flags & Flags::NoUndo))
@@ -236,10 +191,8 @@ Buffer::Modification Buffer::Modification::inverse() const
     return {type == Insert ? Erase : Insert, coord, content};
 }
 
-void Buffer::reload(StringView data, timespec fs_timestamp)
+void Buffer::reload(BufferLines lines, ByteOrderMark bom, EolFormat eolformat, FsStatus fs_status)
 {
-    ParsedLines parsed_lines = parse_lines(data);
-
     const bool record_undo = not (m_flags & Flags::NoUndo);
 
     commit_undo_group();
@@ -252,21 +205,21 @@ void Buffer::reload(StringView data, timespec fs_timestamp)
         m_history = {HistoryNode{HistoryId::Invalid}};
 
         m_changes.push_back({ Change::Erase, {0,0}, line_count() });
-        static_cast<BufferLines&>(m_lines) = std::move(parsed_lines.lines);
+        static_cast<BufferLines&>(m_lines) = std::move(lines);
         m_changes.push_back({ Change::Insert, {0,0}, line_count() });
     }
     else
     {
         Vector<Diff> diff;
         for_each_diff(m_lines.begin(), m_lines.size(),
-                      parsed_lines.lines.begin(), parsed_lines.lines.size(),
+                      lines.begin(), lines.size(),
                       [&diff](DiffOp op, int len)
                       { diff.push_back({op, len}); },
                       [](const StringDataPtr& lhs, const StringDataPtr& rhs)
                       { return lhs->strview() == rhs->strview(); });
 
         auto it = m_lines.begin();
-        auto new_it = parsed_lines.lines.begin();
+        auto new_it = lines.begin();
         for (auto& d : diff)
         {
             if (d.op == DiffOp::Keep)
@@ -303,10 +256,12 @@ void Buffer::reload(StringView data, timespec fs_timestamp)
 
     commit_undo_group();
 
-    apply_options(options(), parsed_lines);
+    options().get_local_option("eolformat").set(eolformat);
+    options().get_local_option("BOM").set(bom);
+
 
     m_last_save_history_id = m_history_id;
-    m_fs_status = {fs_timestamp, data.length(), hash_value(data)};
+    m_fs_status = fs_status;
 }
 
 void Buffer::commit_undo_group()
@@ -729,44 +684,13 @@ String Buffer::debug_description() const
                   content_size, additional_size);
 }
 
-UnitTest test_parse_line{[]
-{
-    {
-        auto lines = parse_lines("foo\nbar\nbaz\n");
-        kak_assert(lines.eolformat == EolFormat::Lf);
-        kak_assert(lines.bom == ByteOrderMark::None);
-        kak_assert(lines.lines.size() == 3);
-        kak_assert(lines.lines[0]->strview() == "foo\n");
-        kak_assert(lines.lines[1]->strview() == "bar\n");
-        kak_assert(lines.lines[2]->strview() == "baz\n");
-    }
-
-    {
-        auto lines = parse_lines("\xEF\xBB\xBF" "foo\nbar\r\nbaz");
-        kak_assert(lines.eolformat == EolFormat::Lf);
-        kak_assert(lines.bom == ByteOrderMark::Utf8);
-        kak_assert(lines.lines.size() == 3);
-        kak_assert(lines.lines[0]->strview() == "foo\n");
-        kak_assert(lines.lines[1]->strview() == "bar\r\n");
-        kak_assert(lines.lines[2]->strview() == "baz\n");
-    }
-
-    {
-        auto lines = parse_lines("foo\r\nbar\r\nbaz\r\n");
-        kak_assert(lines.eolformat == EolFormat::Crlf);
-        kak_assert(lines.bom == ByteOrderMark::None);
-        kak_assert(lines.lines.size() == 3);
-        kak_assert(lines.lines[0]->strview() == "foo\n");
-        kak_assert(lines.lines[1]->strview() == "bar\n");
-        kak_assert(lines.lines[2]->strview() == "baz\n");
-    }
-}};
-
 UnitTest test_buffer{[]()
 {
-    Buffer empty_buffer("empty", Buffer::Flags::None, {});
+    auto make_lines = [](auto&&... lines) { return BufferLines{StringData::create({lines})...}; };
 
-    Buffer buffer("test", Buffer::Flags::None, "allo ?\nmais que fais la police\n hein ?\n youpi\n");
+    Buffer empty_buffer("empty", Buffer::Flags::None, make_lines("\n"));
+
+    Buffer buffer("test", Buffer::Flags::None, make_lines("allo ?\n", "mais que fais la police\n", " hein ?\n", " youpi\n"));
     kak_assert(buffer.line_count() == 4);
 
     BufferIterator pos = buffer.begin();
@@ -809,7 +733,9 @@ UnitTest test_buffer{[]()
 
 UnitTest test_undo{[]()
 {
-    Buffer buffer("test", Buffer::Flags::None, "allo ?\nmais que fais la police\n hein ?\n youpi\n");
+    auto make_lines = [](auto&&... lines) { return BufferLines{StringData::create({lines})...}; };
+
+    Buffer buffer("test", Buffer::Flags::None, make_lines("allo ?\n", "mais que fais la police\n", " hein ?\n", " youpi\n"));
     auto pos = buffer.end_coord();
     buffer.insert(pos, "kanaky\n");                           // change 1
     buffer.commit_undo_group();
diff --git a/src/buffer.hh b/src/buffer.hh
index 73e5b370..4bd1409e 100644
--- a/src/buffer.hh
+++ b/src/buffer.hh
@@ -129,8 +129,10 @@ public:
 
     enum class HistoryId : size_t { First = 0, Invalid = (size_t)-1 };
 
-    Buffer(String name, Flags flags, StringView data = {},
-           timespec fs_timestamp = InvalidTime);
+    Buffer(String name, Flags flags, BufferLines lines,
+           ByteOrderMark bom = ByteOrderMark::None,
+           EolFormat eolformat = EolFormat::Lf,
+           FsStatus fs_status = {InvalidTime, {}, {}});
     Buffer(const Buffer&) = delete;
     Buffer& operator= (const Buffer&) = delete;
     ~Buffer();
@@ -210,7 +212,7 @@ public:
     void run_hook_in_own_context(Hook hook, StringView param,
                                  String client_name = {});
 
-    void reload(StringView data, timespec fs_timestamp = InvalidTime);
+    void reload(BufferLines lines, ByteOrderMark bom, EolFormat eolformat, FsStatus status);
 
     void check_invariant() const;
 
diff --git a/src/buffer_manager.cc b/src/buffer_manager.cc
index 8d17cc76..32d03fc1 100644
--- a/src/buffer_manager.cc
+++ b/src/buffer_manager.cc
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ BufferManager::~BufferManager()
         ClientManager::instance().clear(true);
 }
 
-Buffer* BufferManager::create_buffer(String name, Buffer::Flags flags,
-                                     StringView data, timespec fs_timestamp)
+Buffer* BufferManager::create_buffer(String name, Buffer::Flags flags, BufferLines lines, ByteOrderMark bom, EolFormat eolformat, FsStatus fs_status)
 {
     auto path = real_path(parse_filename(name));
     for (auto& buf : m_buffers)
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ Buffer* BufferManager::create_buffer(String name, Buffer::Flags flags,
             throw runtime_error{"buffer name is already in use"};
     }
 
-    m_buffers.push_back(std::make_unique<Buffer>(std::move(name), flags, data, fs_timestamp));
+    m_buffers.push_back(std::make_unique<Buffer>(std::move(name), flags, lines, bom, eolformat, fs_status));
     auto* buffer = m_buffers.back().get();
     buffer->on_registered();
 
@@ -84,8 +83,9 @@ Buffer& BufferManager::get_first_buffer()
 {
     if (all_of(m_buffers, [](auto& b) { return (b->flags() & Buffer::Flags::Debug); }))
         create_buffer("*scratch*", Buffer::Flags::None,
-                      "*** this is a *scratch* buffer which won't be automatically saved ***\n"
-                      "*** use it for notes or open a file buffer with the :edit command ***\n");
+                      {StringData::create({"*** this is a *scratch* buffer which won't be automatically saved ***\n"}),
+                       StringData::create({"*** use it for notes or open a file buffer with the :edit command ***\n"})},
+                      ByteOrderMark::None, EolFormat::Lf, {InvalidTime, {}, {}});
 
     return *m_buffers.back();
 }
diff --git a/src/buffer_manager.hh b/src/buffer_manager.hh
index e89fa183..7a380959 100644
--- a/src/buffer_manager.hh
+++ b/src/buffer_manager.hh
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 namespace Kakoune
 {
 
+class MappedFile;
+
 class BufferManager : public Singleton<BufferManager>
 {
 public:
@@ -17,9 +19,7 @@ public:
 
     ~BufferManager();
 
-    Buffer* create_buffer(String name, Buffer::Flags flags,
-                          StringView data = {},
-                          timespec fs_timestamp = InvalidTime);
+    Buffer* create_buffer(String name, Buffer::Flags flags, BufferLines lines, ByteOrderMark bom, EolFormat eolformat, FsStatus fs_status);
 
     void delete_buffer(Buffer& buffer);
 
diff --git a/src/buffer_utils.cc b/src/buffer_utils.cc
index 5dc53f65..e9f159d6 100644
--- a/src/buffer_utils.cc
+++ b/src/buffer_utils.cc
@@ -85,33 +85,86 @@ ByteCount get_byte_to_column(const Buffer& buffer, ColumnCount tabstop, DisplayC
     return (int)(it - line.begin());
 }
 
+static BufferLines parse_lines(const char* pos, const char* end, EolFormat eolformat)
+{
+    BufferLines lines;
+    while (pos < end)
+    {
+        if (lines.size() >= std::numeric_limits<int>::max())
+            throw runtime_error("too many lines");
+
+        const char* eol = std::find(pos, end, '\n');
+        if ((eol - pos) >= std::numeric_limits<int>::max())
+            throw runtime_error("line is too long");
+
+        lines.emplace_back(StringData::create({{pos, eol - (eolformat == EolFormat::Crlf and eol != end ? 1 : 0)}, "\n"}));
+        pos = eol + 1;
+    }
+
+    if (lines.empty())
+        lines.emplace_back(StringData::create({"\n"}));
+
+    return lines;
+}
+
+Buffer* create_buffer_from_string(String name, Buffer::Flags flags, StringView data)
+{
+    return BufferManager::instance().create_buffer(
+        std::move(name), flags,
+        parse_lines(data.begin(), data.end(), EolFormat::Lf),
+        ByteOrderMark::None, EolFormat::Lf,
+        FsStatus{InvalidTime, {}, {}});
+}
+
+template<typename Func>
+decltype(auto) parse_file(StringView filename, Func&& func)
+{
+    MappedFile file{parse_filename(filename)};
+
+    const char* pos = file.data;
+    const char* end = pos + file.st.st_size;
+
+    auto bom = ByteOrderMark::None;
+    if (file.st.st_size >= 3 && StringView{pos, 3_byte} == "\xEF\xBB\xBF")
+    {
+        bom = ByteOrderMark::Utf8;
+        pos += 3;
+    }
+
+    bool has_crlf = false, has_lf = false;
+    for (auto it = pos; it != end; ++it)
+    {
+        if (*it == '\n')
+            ((it != pos and *(it-1) == '\r') ? has_crlf : has_lf) = true;
+    }
+    const bool crlf = has_crlf and not has_lf;
+    auto eolformat = crlf ? EolFormat::Crlf : EolFormat::Lf;
+
+    FsStatus fs_status{file.st.st_mtim, file.st.st_size, hash_data(file.data, file.st.st_size)};
+    return func(parse_lines(pos, end, eolformat), bom, eolformat, fs_status);
+}
+
 Buffer* open_file_buffer(StringView filename, Buffer::Flags flags)
 {
-    MappedFile file_data{parse_filename(filename)};
-    return BufferManager::instance().create_buffer(
-        filename.str(), Buffer::Flags::File | flags, file_data, file_data.st.st_mtim);
+    return parse_file(filename, [&](BufferLines&& lines, ByteOrderMark bom, EolFormat eolformat, FsStatus fs_status)  {
+        return BufferManager::instance().create_buffer(filename.str(), flags, std::move(lines), bom, eolformat, fs_status);
+    });
 }
 
 Buffer* open_or_create_file_buffer(StringView filename, Buffer::Flags flags)
 {
-    auto& buffer_manager = BufferManager::instance();
     auto path = parse_filename(filename);
     if (file_exists(path))
-    {
-        MappedFile file_data{path};
-        return buffer_manager.create_buffer(filename.str(), Buffer::Flags::File | flags,
-                                            file_data, file_data.st.st_mtim);
-    }
-    return buffer_manager.create_buffer(
-        filename.str(), Buffer::Flags::File | Buffer::Flags::New,
-        {}, InvalidTime);
+        return open_file_buffer(filename.str(), Buffer::Flags::File | flags);
+    return create_buffer_from_string(filename.str(), Buffer::Flags::File | Buffer::Flags::New, StringView{});
 }
 
 void reload_file_buffer(Buffer& buffer)
 {
     kak_assert(buffer.flags() & Buffer::Flags::File);
-    MappedFile file_data{buffer.name()};
-    buffer.reload(file_data, file_data.st.st_mtim);
+    parse_file(buffer.name(), [&](auto&&... params) {
+        buffer.reload(std::forward<decltype(params)>(params)...);
+    });
     buffer.flags() &= ~Buffer::Flags::New;
 }
 
@@ -124,11 +177,12 @@ Buffer* create_fifo_buffer(String name, int fd, Buffer::Flags flags, bool scroll
     if (buffer)
     {
         buffer->flags() |= Buffer::Flags::NoUndo | flags;
-        buffer->reload({}, InvalidTime);
+        buffer->reload({StringData::create({"\n"})}, ByteOrderMark::None, EolFormat::Lf, {InvalidTime, {}, {}});
     }
     else
         buffer = buffer_manager.create_buffer(
-            std::move(name), flags | Buffer::Flags::Fifo | Buffer::Flags::NoUndo);
+            std::move(name), flags | Buffer::Flags::Fifo | Buffer::Flags::NoUndo,
+            {StringData::create({"\n"})}, ByteOrderMark::None, EolFormat::Lf, {InvalidTime, {}, {}});
 
     struct FifoWatcher : FDWatcher
     {
@@ -239,9 +293,9 @@ void write_to_debug_buffer(StringView str)
     else
     {
         String line = str + (eol_back ? "\n" : "\n\n");
-        BufferManager::instance().create_buffer(
+        create_buffer_from_string(
             debug_buffer_name.str(), Buffer::Flags::NoUndo | Buffer::Flags::Debug | Buffer::Flags::ReadOnly,
-            line, InvalidTime);
+            line);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/buffer_utils.hh b/src/buffer_utils.hh
index dd5919a9..a3f18fe1 100644
--- a/src/buffer_utils.hh
+++ b/src/buffer_utils.hh
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ ByteCount get_byte_to_column(const Buffer& buffer, ColumnCount tabstop,
                              DisplayCoord coord);
 
 Buffer* create_fifo_buffer(String name, int fd, Buffer::Flags flags, bool scroll = false);
+Buffer* create_buffer_from_string(String name, Buffer::Flags flags, StringView data);
 Buffer* open_file_buffer(StringView filename,
                          Buffer::Flags flags = Buffer::Flags::None);
 Buffer* open_or_create_file_buffer(StringView filename,
diff --git a/src/commands.cc b/src/commands.cc
index 30b0795a..3a805756 100644
--- a/src/commands.cc
+++ b/src/commands.cc
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void edit(const ParametersParser& parser, Context& context, const ShellContext&)
         {
             if (buffer != nullptr and force_reload)
                 buffer_manager.delete_buffer(*buffer);
-            buffer = buffer_manager.create_buffer(std::move(name), flags);
+            buffer = create_buffer_from_string(std::move(name), flags, {});
         }
         else if (buffer->flags() & Buffer::Flags::File)
             throw runtime_error(format("buffer '{}' exists but is not a scratch buffer", name));
diff --git a/src/file.cc b/src/file.cc
index a92c6783..89dee9a3 100644
--- a/src/file.cc
+++ b/src/file.cc
@@ -218,8 +218,6 @@ MappedFile::MappedFile(StringView filename)
 
     if (st.st_size == 0)
         return;
-    else if (st.st_size > std::numeric_limits<int>::max())
-        throw runtime_error("file is too big");
 
     data = (const char*)mmap(nullptr, st.st_size, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
     if (data == MAP_FAILED)
@@ -238,6 +236,8 @@ MappedFile::~MappedFile()
 
 MappedFile::operator StringView() const
 {
+    if (st.st_size > std::numeric_limits<int>::max())
+        throw runtime_error("file is too big");
     return { data, (int)st.st_size };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/hash.cc b/src/hash.cc
index ee3108c7..ecfd6e46 100644
--- a/src/hash.cc
+++ b/src/hash.cc
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ size_t hash_data(const char* input, size_t len)
     constexpr uint32_t c1 = 0xcc9e2d51;
     constexpr uint32_t c2 = 0x1b873593;
 
-    const int nblocks = len / 4;
+    const ptrdiff_t nblocks = len / 4;
     const uint8_t* blocks = data + nblocks*4;
 
-    for (int i = -nblocks; i; ++i)
+    for (ptrdiff_t i = -nblocks; i; ++i)
     {
         uint32_t key;
         memcpy(&key, blocks + 4*i, 4);
diff --git a/src/line_modification.cc b/src/line_modification.cc
index 3e84fe50..8551e394 100644
--- a/src/line_modification.cc
+++ b/src/line_modification.cc
@@ -201,8 +201,10 @@ void LineRangeSet::remove_range(LineRange range)
 
 UnitTest test_line_modifications{[]()
 {
+    auto make_lines = [](auto&&... lines) { return BufferLines{StringData::create({lines})...}; };
+
     {
-        Buffer buffer("test", Buffer::Flags::None, "line 1\nline 2\n");
+        Buffer buffer("test", Buffer::Flags::None, make_lines("line 1\n", "line 2\n"));
         auto ts = buffer.timestamp();
         buffer.erase({1, 0}, {2, 0});
 
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ UnitTest test_line_modifications{[]()
     }
 
     {
-        Buffer buffer("test", Buffer::Flags::None, "line 1\nline 2\n");
+        Buffer buffer("test", Buffer::Flags::None, make_lines("line 1\n", "line 2\n"));
         auto ts = buffer.timestamp();
         buffer.insert({2, 0}, "line 3");
 
@@ -220,7 +222,7 @@ UnitTest test_line_modifications{[]()
     }
 
     {
-        Buffer buffer("test", Buffer::Flags::None, "line 1\nline 2\nline 3\n");
+        Buffer buffer("test", Buffer::Flags::None, make_lines("line 1\n", "line 2\n", "line 3\n"));
 
         auto ts = buffer.timestamp();
         buffer.insert({1, 4}, "hoho\nhehe");
@@ -231,7 +233,7 @@ UnitTest test_line_modifications{[]()
     }
 
     {
-        Buffer buffer("test", Buffer::Flags::None, "line 1\nline 2\nline 3\nline 4\n");
+        Buffer buffer("test", Buffer::Flags::None, make_lines("line 1\n", "line 2\n", "line 3\n", "line 4\n"));
 
         auto ts = buffer.timestamp();
         buffer.erase({0,0}, {3,0});
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ UnitTest test_line_modifications{[]()
     }
 
     {
-        Buffer buffer("test", Buffer::Flags::None, "line 1\n");
+        Buffer buffer("test", Buffer::Flags::None, make_lines("line 1\n"));
         auto ts = buffer.timestamp();
         buffer.insert({0,0}, "n");
         buffer.insert({0,1}, "e");
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index e4aba375..10b45403 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -966,8 +966,8 @@ int run_filter(StringView keystr, ConstArrayView<StringView> files, bool quiet,
         }
         if (not isatty(0))
         {
-            Buffer& buffer = *buffer_manager.create_buffer(
-                "*stdin*", Buffer::Flags::NoHooks, read_fd(0), InvalidTime);
+            Buffer& buffer = *create_buffer_from_string(
+                "*stdin*", Buffer::Flags::NoHooks, read_fd(0));
             apply_to_buffer(buffer);
             write_buffer_to_fd(buffer, 1);
             buffer_manager.delete_buffer(buffer);
diff --git a/src/word_db.cc b/src/word_db.cc
index ed0c7d99..56b7fedf 100644
--- a/src/word_db.cc
+++ b/src/word_db.cc
@@ -231,12 +231,10 @@ UnitTest test_word_db{[]()
                        });
     };
 
+    auto make_lines = [](auto&&... lines) { return BufferLines{StringData::create({lines})...}; };
+
     Buffer buffer("test", Buffer::Flags::None,
-                  "tchou mutch\n"
-                  "tchou kanaky tchou\n"
-                  "\n"
-                  "tchaa tchaa\n"
-                  "allo\n");
+                  make_lines("tchou mutch\n", "tchou kanaky tchou\n", "\n", "tchaa tchaa\n", "allo\n"));
     WordDB word_db(buffer);
     auto res = word_db.find_matching("");
     std::sort(res.begin(), res.end(), cmp_words);