find . -name *~ -exec rm -i {} \; It will ask you before deletion of thi

Create a bash shell script that removes all files whose
names end with a "~" from your home directory and
subdirectories. Name this script "cleanup.sh"

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find . -name *~ -exec rm -i {} \;

It will ask you before deletion of this file

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