strange files created in $HOME

[Basil Chupin]

On 26/05/12 17:54, Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:
> On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 3:17 AM, Basil Chupin <blchupin at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>> On 26/05/12 15:44, Jkhatri wrote:
>>> Dear all
>>>
>>> I'm on 12.04 LTS , recently I've observed that some strange files like
>>> ".goutputstream-AXYZ" are often created, which are normal text file with
>>> nothing in it
>>
>> (Have to ask.......)
>>
>> If the files are empty, how do you know that they are "normal text file[s]"?
>>
>> BC
> Perhaps because Nautilus tags them as "plain text documents"?
>
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11630634/Screenshot%20from%202012-05-26%2004%3A30%3A16.png
>
> L.
>
Ah, OK. Thanks.

BC

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