> From: "Dave Korn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 15:12:12 -0000
> Cc: [email protected]
> 
> > The same thing as "ls *~": match all the files that end in tilde ("~").
> 
>   And to address the issue of /why/: appending tilde to a filename is a unix
> convention for indicating a temporary or backup file.

Actually, I think it's an Emacs and GNU convention.


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