diff --git a/src/indent.sh b/src/indent.sh
index 79382e843..f3113ceab 100755
--- a/src/indent.sh
+++ b/src/indent.sh
@@ -14,3 +14,13 @@ find ../magic/src/ -name "*.c" -exec indent -nbfda -npcs -npsl -bli0 --no-tabs {
 echo "Indenting magic/src/*.h"
 find ../magic/src/ -name "*.h" -exec indent -nbfda -npcs -npsl -bli0 --no-tabs {} \;
 
+echo
+echo "You probably want to remove the backup (*.c~ and *.h~) files:"
+echo -n " * Back-up files in src/: "
+find . -name "*~" | wc -l
+
+echo -n " * Back-up files in magic/src/: "
+find ../magic/src -name "*~" | wc -l
+
+echo
+