I have files ending in ~ in my home directory, and I want to delete them. How do I do that? How do I prevent this backup functionality?
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2I hope you don't have cause to regret preventing backup functionality!– user25656Jul 6, 2013 at 17:07
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1No, I already have other ways to backup my work, but I just think that this kind of backup is meaningless. I prefer external copies or the cloud.– FlairJul 6, 2013 at 21:27
3 Answers
If you also have unwanted backup files in subfolders, it gets a bit more difficult:
find . -type f -name '*~' -delete
You can simply run rm *~
if you're sure there is no other file that you need which ends in ~
If it is gedit
that is creating the backup files, you can open gedit and select Edit->Preferences->Editor
and uncheck the option "Create a backup copy of files before saving"
And for nano
, look in /etc/nanorc
for:
## Backup files to filename~.
set backup
and change that to
## Backup files to filename~.
# set backup
The hidden files are in place to keep user program setup and other program information.
I strongly suggest you to not delete those files.
If you a sure to want to delete them, then open the menu Places->Home Folder (press CTRL+H if you don't see hidden files) and then select and press the Delete keyboard key. If you don't want move them into trash press Shift+Delete keyboard keys
From terminal you can delete hidden files ( don't do it ) with: rm -fr /home/youruser/.*
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