[Solved] Listing files starting with p or f and with the exact length of 3 characters

airbebe · #1 02-01-2013

Hello,

I need some help.

How can I list files starting with p or f and with the exact length of 3 characters?

Scrutinizer · #2 02-01-2013

Code:

ls [pf]??

airbebe · #3 02-01-2013

Yep. Just like that...

I was trying with find, grep ... and a lot of other combinations.

Thanks!

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