how can I search for '~' in this forum?

Dear Mr. Helpman,

I'm trying to get rid of the "~"-files my system creates when it feels it is better to keep a copy, but I'm taking care of my backups all right and I find it annoying to having to delete those files. I wanted to google for the problem and then I tried to find and answer on LQ, but both just wouldn't look for "~". Escaping ("\~") also didn't help. (it would have made this day a so much better one if it had) .

so...
how can I search for '~' in this forum?


Cheers,
Sam

Each text editor has an option to disable backups. Look for this option for whatever editor you are using and your problem will be resolved.

I just tried it and didn't have a problem.

Could you be more specific about (a) a couple of sample names of files you're trying to delete, and (b) the exact command you tried to use to delete all ~ files, and (c) the exact error message you got?

Thanks, I'll look for it.
:-)
Of course, this is what I really wanted, but I'm still curious.. is there a way to look for a symbol like ~ on the search page?

ha, I could've just looked for tilde instead.
I'm a dolt sometimes.

:-)

There is a minimum word length for the FULLTEXT engine, so ~ by itself it not a valid search string.

--jeremy

Originally Posted by baikonur I'm trying to get rid of the "~"-files my system creates when it feels it is better to keep a copy

as has been said, to take care of the problem from the source you must disable the feature for your apps which creates these backup files...

in any case, to find the current ones on your system do something like:

find /home/baikonur -type f -name "*~"

if you wish to delete them all in one shot do something like:

find /home/baikonur -type f -name "*~" -exec rm -f {} \;

I had not realized it was the editor that created them, not the system.

:set nobackup

did the job. (vim)

Originally Posted by jeremy There is a minimum word length for the FULLTEXT engine, so ~ by itself it not a valid search string.

Ah, ok. Thanks!