Request for a way to hide backup files.

[Michal Jaegermann]

On Wed, Oct 27, 2004 at 01:12:09PM -0600, Kim Lux (Mr.) wrote:
> I use a number of tools that generate backup files ie "filename~"
> 
> I'd love to have them treated as hidden files so that I don't have to
> see them when I'm ls ing dirs and looking on my desktop.

$ man ls
....
       -B, --ignore-backups
              do not list implied entries ending with ~
....

As for "looking on desktop" that I do not know. :-)

  M.