Neeraj Manral forced the electrons to say:
> while editing vi /etc/inetd.conf i get the following message .? How disd
> this ".inetd.conf.swp"
> get formed ? and what does it mean ...
The .swp files are the swap files vim uses. Vim uses them to make
editing of large files fast, and they have the added advantage that they
prevent you from editing the same file in two separate vim sessions
unknowingly.
> Found a swap file by the name ".inetd.conf.swp"
> dated: Fri Feb 2 16:13:33 2001
> owned by: root
> file name: /etc/inetd.conf
> host name: anamika.cgl.co.in
> user name: root
> process ID: 17973 (still running)
Seems the vim session that was editing the file is still running.
Look around for the process with PID 17973. If it doesn't exist, then
most likely a previous vim session crashed, so try
cd /etc
vim -r inetd.conf
Binand
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