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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
type="topic" id="files-tilde">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="files#problems"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="files-hidden"/>
<desc>Files with a "~" at the end of their name (e.g. <file>example.txt~</file>) are hidden files.</desc>
<revision pkgversion="3.0" version="1.0" date="2011-02-25" status="review"/>
<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 "~" in its name?</title>
<p>Files with "~" 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>
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