Topics: AIX, Red Hat / Linux, System Admin

VIM Swap and backup files

VIM on many different types of installations will create both swap files and backup files.

How to disable VIM swap and backup files:

Go into your _vimrc file. Add these lines to the bottom: 

set nobackup
set nowritebackup
set noswapfile




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