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type="topic" style="question"
id="files-tilde">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="files#faq"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="files-hidden"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.6.0" version="0.2" date="2012-09-28" status="review"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2014-09-22" status="candidate"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-29" status="final"/>
<revision version="gnome:45" date="2024-03-04" status="final"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Phil Bull</name>
<email>philbull@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>Michael Hill</name>
<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>David King</name>
<email>amigadave@amigadave.com</email>
</credit>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<desc>These are backup files. They are hidden by default.</desc>
</info>
<title>What is a file with a <file>~</file> at the end of its name?</title>
<p>Files with a <file>~</file> at the end of their names (for example,
<file>example.txt~</file>) are automatically created backup copies of
documents edited in the <app>gedit</app> text editor or other applications.
It is safe to delete them, but there is no harm to leave them on your
computer.</p>
<p>These files are hidden by default. If you are seeing them, that is because
you either selected <gui>Show Hidden Files</gui> (in the main menu
of the <app>Files</app> sidebar) or pressed
<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>H</key></keyseq>. You can hide them again by
repeating either of these steps.</p>
<p>These files are treated in the same way as normal hidden files. See
<link xref="files-hidden"/> for advice on dealing with hidden files.</p>
</page>
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