Skip to main content
edited tags
Link
Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
  • 866.5k
  • 205
  • 1.8k
  • 2.3k
Source Link
syntagma
  • 12.9k
  • 23
  • 62
  • 78

Why has '-' been chosen as the backup file suffix for certain Unix system files?

Example: /etc/group-, /etc/passwd-

Is there any motivation behind choice of the - sign (e.g. easier to recognize, process, etc.)?