I'm participating in the "Java Classroom" using Linux RedHat 5.2 to do the homework.
An interesting thing is happening whenever I use vi to edit my files, and use another xterm window to run my apps. When ever I'm in vi, a file called ".javaFileName.java.swp" appears in my directory (replace "javaFileName" with the file I'm editing). The "." in front of the name is a common UNIX/Linux item indicating it's a hidden file. When I leave vi, the file disappears!
Is this a Linux thing (what I think it is, having to do with swap space), or a
java thing?
[This message has been edited by Matt Midcap (edited February 14, 1999).]