tilde files ~

[jdow]

From: "Marc M" <linuxr at gmail.com>

> Hi, 
> 
> Dumb question but nonetheless --
> 
> I have duplicate named files with tildes at the end.  Example: 
> file1.txt and file1.txt~
> 
> Are they fragments or something left in RAM?  What's the differrence
> between them and the regular named file?  I use gedit and always close
> my files when I am done.  Is the filesystem creating that?  Other than
> deleting them, what can I do to not have them?
> 
> Any  help is appreciated
> 
> Thanks
> Marc

This is the way some editors, such as vi, leave backup files when you
edit a file.

{^_^}