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      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>[email protected]</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email>[email protected]</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>David King</name>
      <email>[email protected]</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>