Michael Havens wrote:
> I'm trying to do so but every time I try it turns into a tmp file. Do I have
> to worry about this? I realize that it is saying that the recovery was
> successful but this happens everytime with every file I edit with vi. What is
> the problem?
>
> Swap files found:
> Using specified name:
> 1. .sources.list.swo
> owned by: root dated: Thu Dec 11 10:07:54 2003
> file name: /etc/apt/sources.list
> modified: no
> user name: root host name: bmike1
> process ID: 3043 (still running)
> 2. .sources.list.swp
> owned by: root dated: Thu Dec 11 00:34:23 2003
> file name: /etc/apt/sources.list
> modified: no
> user name: root host name: bmike1
> process ID: 2162 (still running)
> In directory ~/tmp:
> -- none --
> In directory /var/tmp:
> -- none --
> In directory /tmp:
> -- none --
>
> Enter number of swap file to use (0 to quit): 2
> Using swap file ".sources.list.swp"
> Original file "/etc/apt/sources.list"
> E308: Warning: Original file may have been changed
> Recovery completed. You should check if everything is OK.
> (You might want to write out this file under another name
> and run diff with the original file to check for changes)
> Delete the .swp file afterwards.
>
> Hit ENTER or type command to continue
>
The problem is probably how you are exiting vi.
:wq
colon write quit
don't use the ctrl characters to get out.
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