Emacs: Delete Emacs Backup Files

To delete all emacs backup files (filenames ending in tilde ~) in current dir:

1. Alt + x dired.
2. dired-flag-backup-files 【~】 → mark all backup files for deletion.
3. dired-do-flagged-delete 【x】 → (execute) delete files flagged for deletion.

[see Emacs: File Manager, dired]

# delete all file whose name end in ~. All subdir too
find . -name "*~" -delete

# delete all file whose name end in ~. All subdir too
dir -Recurse -File -filter *~ | rm

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