Vim SWAP File

Summary

Name

Vim SWAP File

Identifiers

PUID: fmt/1582

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.

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)

File extensions

swp

Submitted by

The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration

Internal signatures

Changelog

• V115

  Release date

  15 November 2023

  • Updated

    Vim SWAP File: Format Type removed. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.

• V101

  Release date

  15 February 2022

  • Added format

    Vim SWAP File: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.

  • Added signature

    Vim SWAP File: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.