gedit storing old versions as "xyz"."extention"~

[shaunak]

Imm on fedora 7.
I am using gedit to do some basic javascript practice.
Gedit automatically stores the older versions of the file with a "tidle" after the extention eg: "file.js~"
These dont show up in nautilus but get uploaded via ftp, which is very irritating. How do i get rid of them?

imm currently using the command:
rm -i *.js~
to get rid of them.

Screenshot:
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/4647/screenshotrw5.th.png (http://img294.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshotrw5.png)

[kalpik]

This is the default behavior of gedit. I suggest you keep it like that. Anyway, if you want to disable it, Edit->Preferences->Editor->Create a backup copy (untick).

[shaunak]

And what will be the consequences of disabling it?

[praka123]

no backups for u that's all.