Lab-2a - Cleanup vim swap files on Odin server


1. Log on to your Odin account


2. Search for your vim swap files that can be deleted.

   find -name '.*.swp' 2>/dev/null


3. Delete the files listed that are not currently in use.

   If you are not currently editing a file with vi or vim,
   then none are in use.
   
   rm filename
   rm filename
   rm filename
   rm filename






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For advanced users only.
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1. Use the find command to locate your swap files.

   find -name '.*.swp'

2. Now add a delete function to your find command...

   find -name '.*.swp' -execdir rm {} \;

   Your found files will be deleted.


3. Continue this strategy to find all swap files.

   find -name '.*.swo'
   find -name '.*.swn'
   find -name '.*.swm'
   find -name '.*.swl'
   find -name '.*.swk'
   find -name '.*.swj'
   find -name '.*.swi'
   find -name '.*.swh'
   find -name '.*.swg'
   find -name '.*.swf'
   find -name '.*.swe'
   find -name '.*.swd'
   find -name '.*.swc'
   find -name '.*.swb'
   find -name '.*.swa'
   find -name '.*.svz'
   find -name '.*.svy'
   find -name '.*.svx'
   find -name '.*.svw'
   find -name '.*.svv'
   find -name '.*.svu'
   ...


Note:
One of my students has made it all the way to .svw in swap files.
This is from using vim incorrectly over and over again.