[Solved] How to stop .swp files being generated? [closed]

Question

Create a .gitignore file and put:

*.swp

If you want to really delete all .swp files, just rm *.swp in the command line terminal, before adding, commiting and pushing.

.swp files are created by Vim, they should be automatically deleted when you close the file and exit the editor.

Accepted Answer

Create a .gitignore file and put:

*.swp

If you want to really delete all .swp files, just rm *.swp in the command line terminal, before adding, commiting and pushing.

.swp files are created by Vim, they should be automatically deleted when you close the file and exit the editor.