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Summary
Name	Vim SWAP File
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Identifiers	PUID: fmt/1582
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Description	Vim SWAP file is a temporary file created by the open source Vim text editor, when editing a file. The file's name typically begins with ".", and ends with ".swp". The file is normally deleted when editing is complete, but may be left behind in the event of a crash or other abnormal termination. Its main purpose is to periodically record unsaved changes made to the file. It also serves as a lock file. The file format is undocumented, and not necessarily portable. Vim is free and open-source, screen-based text editor program for Unix, released to the public in 1991. Vim was designed for use both from a command-line interface and as a standalone application in a graphical user interface.
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Related file formats	None.
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Developed by	None.
Supported by	None.
Source	The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
Source date	04 Jan 2022
Source description	11/2023 (v.115)- File format type removed. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
Last updated	15 Nov 2023
Note	https://www.vim.org/ https://vimhelp.org/recover.txt.html#swap-file http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Vim_swap_file https://github.com/adamhotep/misc-scripts/blob/master/ls.swp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vim_(text_editor)