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gedit unresponsive how to save my file?

I have created a document and have not saved it yet. The gedit has become unresponsive. Is there anyway I can save or get the content of my file before killing the process?

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ComeRun Avatar asked Jun 23 '13 23:06

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gedit will create a backup file called filename~ in the same folder as the edited file. It will contain the contents before last save. If you have saved the file during edit it may contain at least a part of the contents

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hek2mgl Avatar answered Oct 02 '22 13:10

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