Hi, For example I can see two files -rw-r--r-- 1 moneycontrol moneycontrol 17111 Mar 19 16:03 /code-repository/backup-restor/code-repository/active18code/adminmy/tbl_sele ct.php -rw-r--r-- 1 moneycontrol moneycontrol 17111 Mar 19 15:27 /code-repository/backup-restor/code-repository/active18code/adminmy/tbl_sele ct.php~ Some kind of backup file is getting generated. I'm seeing this in glusterFS mount partition. Rohan _____ From: anand.avati@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:anand.avati@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Anand Avati Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 2:19 PM To: Rohan Cc: gluster-devel@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: ~ files Hi Avati, Recently I notice ~ files are getting generated. When I search for these file I can see too many files being generated. What are these files? Do gluster need those files? I'm not sure either what these files are. Gluster does not create or use any such ~ files. avati