> ~> with the command without risk :
> ~> rm -R *~
This command is risk because if you type:
rm -R * ~
^space here
You will erase EVERYTHING in the current directory and below.
Instead, first type:
find . -name '*~' | xargs echo
and if this looks ok, then edit the command to
find . -name '*~' | xargs rm -r
This way, you are reasonably sure that you won't kill everything off.
carl