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VIM - leaves .swp files after crash

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Mar 15, 20264233 views
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Problem

I use to edit a the Python/HTML/etc files in moderately sized project. Every few months my system locks up or crashes, and Vim leaves a plethora of .*.swp files around. When I go to re-open Vim after the crash and edit any of those files, I am told "Swap file ''.xyz.swp'' already exists!" with the …

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MacVim (snapshot 51)

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Fix for: VIM - leaves .swp files after crash

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I haven't tested it, but what about this solution presented in vim's official wiki? Swap file "..." already exists! - so diff it Also in the situation where the recovered swapfile turns out to be identical to the real file, there is no need for the …

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