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----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin M. Gleason <kgleason at ma.ultranet.com> > I created a file with cat and appended the file a little latter. When I > went to list the file (ls -a) it produced the following list: > > ./filename > ./filename~ > filename > > where filename is replaced by the actual name. Are both of the ./ files > hidden with the one with the tilde (~) a backup? I guess I'm too > literal, but inquiring minds want to know! > Kevin, let me add the suggestion that you use ls -l ls -al to see the file owner, permissions, timestamp, etc. This can give more insight into the differences between these files. Another question: What is the difference between "filename" and "./filename"? Al - Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored).
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