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Add Vim swap files to .gitignore (elsewhencode#103)
Vim creates swap files when open buffers are edited. These files preserve un-written changes in buffers. They are useful for recovering from system crashes, preventing multiple write-buffers on a single file (which could cause "phantom-edits"), etc. However, these swap files should not be tracked in a git repository. For a given working file, Vim will create a swap file of the format `<filename>.swp`. Vim will attempt to remove swap files upon writing & exiting Vim. However, swap files aren't always cleaned up. This may happen if Vim terminates improperly due to a system crash or similar. So, if Vim attempts to create a swap file of the format `<filename>.swp`, but that path already exists, then Vim will create a swap file of the format `<filename>.swo`. If `<filename>.swo` already exists, then Vim will create a swap file `<filename>.swn`. Vim will continue backwards through the alphabet until it finds an available swap-file path. If `<filename>.sw[a-p]` is completely occupied, then Vim will attempt `<filename>.sv[a-z]`, and so forth. However, I did not include `*.sv[a-z]` in this change because I believe that would be overkill, and it may trespass on other programs. I am reasonably certain that no other programs rely on `*.sw[a-p]` files. I am less certain about `*.sv[a-z]` files. Also, having that many swap files is a rarity. The disadvantages of including `*.sv[a-z]` in the .gitignore outweigh the benefits. So, I only included `*.sw[a-p]` files in this change.
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