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diff --git a/gnome-help/C/files-tilde.page b/gnome-help/C/files-tilde.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..83d480c --- /dev/null +++ b/gnome-help/C/files-tilde.page @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" + type="topic" style="task" + id="files-tilde"> + + <info> + <link type="guide" xref="files"/> + <link type="seealso" xref="files-hidden"/> + <desc>Files with a <quote>~</quote> at the end of their name (e.g. <file>example.txt~</file>) are hidden files.</desc> + + <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="1.0" date="2010-07-25" status="draft"/> + <credit type="author"> + <name>Phil Bull</name> + <email>philbull@gmail.com</email> + </credit> + <license> + <p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p> + </license> + + </info> + +<title>What does it mean when a file has <quote>~</quote> in its name?</title> + +<p>Files with <quote>~</quote> at the end of their names (for example, <file>example.txt~</file>) are hidden files. They are often created automatically by applications as backup copies of documents. It is normally safe to delete them, but check before you do.</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> |