On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 12:25:34 +0000, Tendril wrote:

> 
> Now I get all the same files as before come up except with ~ at the end.
> What does the ~ mean? I tried to edit these files but was informed that the
> 'buffer is read only'
> 

If you look at the man page for the editor you were using, you'll probably
find that filename~ is the prior version of filename.

-- 
....................paul

Programming without a hex editor is like watchmaking without a hammer.



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