howto get rid of files with ~ appended
 

I wonder how to get rid of those annoying files which appear after appending new text to an file. I mean it's nice to have the chance to undo changes but, it bloats the hd.

ls
something.txt
joe something.txt
ls
something.txt something.txt~

Would be nice if someone could help especially because I can't figure out an google search term which returns anything useful.

Do you want to stop the backup action from occurring. Or just delete the file when you notice it?

If you just want to remove the file
rm filename.txt~
will do it. No sure of disabling the feature altogether.

If you don't want your editor to make backup copies by default, you can tell it not to. If you're using a graphical interface, like Kate for example, check in the program's Preferences. Every program I've looked at has an option to turn off automatic backup.

If you're using a terminal based editor, like Joe of Vi, then check their man pages. You can add a line to their rc files to make them stop backups.

Thanks i'm feeling so dumb right now