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.
