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RoR generated file - When did this happen?


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Previously I had been using a different text editor and these .__new_example files were hidden. Obviously RoR generated some kind of hexadecimal code corresponding to my typed code.

What are they conveying exactly and when do they get generated?

This is more just for the sake of I don't and it drive me nuts not knowing.


Solution

  • It's an apple thing. OS X creates a file for its own purposes.