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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
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type="topic" style="question"
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<link type="guide" xref="files#faq"/>
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<link type="seealso" xref="files-hidden"/>
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<desc>These are backup files. They are hidden by default.</desc>
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<revision pkgversion="3.6.0" version="0.2" date="2012-09-28" status="review"/>
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<revision version="13.10" date="2013-09-12" status="review"/>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>Phil Bull</name>
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<email>philbull@gmail.com</email>
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<credit type="editor">
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<name>Michael Hill</name>
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<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
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<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
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<title>What is a file with a "~" at the end of its name?</title>
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<p>Files with a "~" at the end of their names (for example,
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<file>example.txt~</file>) are automatically created backup copies of documents
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edited in the <app>gedit</app> text editor or other applications. It is
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safe to delete them, but there's no harm to leave them on your computer.</p>
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<p>These files are hidden by default. If you are seeing them, that is because
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you either selected <gui>Show Hidden Files</gui> (in the
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<media type="image" src="figures/go-down.png">down</media> menu of the
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<app>Files</app> toolbar) or pressed
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<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>H</key></keyseq>. You can hide them again by
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repeating either of these steps.</p>
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<p>These files are treated in the same way as normal hidden files. See
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<link xref="files-hidden"/> for advice on dealing with hidden files.</p>
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