In Eclipse, hide files ending in tilde `~`

eclipse, emacs, hidden-files

Solution

In the package explorer toolbar, there should be an icon that makes a dropdown menu appear; in that menu, select "Filters…".

Edit: see this link for an example of the icon, denoted the 'Menu button'

Problem

Eclipse, by default, hides files that begin with `.` in the Package Explorer, Navigator, and other file views (e.g. `.classpath`, `.settings`, etc). Is it possible to hide files which end in `~` (e.g. `somefile.txt~`). Yes, these are Emacs backup files, created while using both Eclipse and Emacs on the same project.

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