hidden file consuming disk space

Question

The following file is consuming a lot of disk space. Can I remove this file?

/opt/wlt-tomcat/logs/.catalina.out.swp

What this file is used for?

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-18 09:18:32Z

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It's a swap file used by vi/vim. You can remove it if you're not editing /opt/wlt-tomcat/logs/.catalina.out in vi/vim.

answered Mar 18, 2011 at 9:18

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vim should remove it automatically when it exits, though.
– Peltier
Mar 18, 2011 at 9:46
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When it exits cleanly, yes.
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Mar 18, 2011 at 9:46

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