How to use files with .save extension

Question

I have my Laravel site running on apache2 server. Also I use php 7.1, git, composer and sometimes I use nano to change files on the server. In app/Http/Controllers/ I found file UploadsController.php.save which is similar to UploadsController.php but have some changes. Could somebody explain how I should use this file and how it has been created?

Answer 1

.save files are recovery files that Nano creates when its buffer is dumped. If your Uploadsontroller.php file looks OK, you can just delete Uploadsontroller.php.save.

You should also probably add *.save to your gitignore file so these files don't clatter up your git status results.