I have a directory named /home/Prog
where I put my programs. Sometimes, a hidden file with the extension .swp
is created in this folder whose contents look like a program that I had had in this folder.
ls -a /home/Prog
. .. 1 1.c 2 2.c 3 3.c 4 4.c .4.c.swp
And cat .4.c.swp
results in:
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When I want to create a new file named 4.c
with vim, I get the following message:
E325: ATTENTION
Found a swap file by the name ".4.c.swp"
owned by: mehr dated: Fri Nov 27 16:52:36 2020
file name: ~mehr/Prog/4.c
modified: YES
user name: mehr host name: Mehr-hp
process ID: 1859
While opening file "4.c"
CANNOT BE FOUND
(1) Another program may be editing the same file. If this is the
case,
be careful not to end up with two different instances of the
same
file when making changes. Quit, or continue with caution.
(2) An edit session for this file crashed.
If this is the case, use ":recover" or "vim -r 4.c"
to recover the changes (see ":help recovery").
If you did this already, delete the swap file ".4.c.swp"
to avoid this message.
Swap file ".4.c.swp" already exists!
[O]pen Read-Only, (E)dit anyway, (R)ecover, (D)elete it, (Q)uit,
(A)bort:
What is this .swp
file and why is it created?
.swp
file while editing. It's just a temporary file, and should be removed by the editor when you're done editing - else remove it manually and edit again.