I'd prefer a single tilde to indicate the a backup file after the version string.
https://codereview.appspot.com/14040043/diff/6001/scripts/convert-ly.py File scripts/convert-ly.py (right): https://codereview.appspot.com/14040043/diff/6001/scripts/convert-ly.py#newcode243 scripts/convert-ly.py:243: back_up = file + '.~' + str(n) + '~' back_up = file + '.' + str(n) + "~" # I think mysource.ly.0~ or myinclude.ily.45~ is just as distinctive as a # convert-ly backup file as mysource.ly.~0~ or myinclude.ily.~45~ . # The first ~ makes it harder for humans to read, and doesn't hinder programs # identifying it as a convert-ly backup file. https://codereview.appspot.com/14040043/ _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel