In C, an empty argument list in a declaration means that the function
can accept any arguments. Use "void" instead, it means "no arguments".
C++ treats void and empty list as "no arguments".
o touch <file> was not working - fixed
o echo "this is a string" > filename was not working - fixed
o echo "this is a string" >> filename was not working - fixed
o vi was not working - working now but swap files are not
being deleted automatically - work in progress