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# 1  
Old 04-28-2014
List file name problem
For etc, I have 3 files in /testing folder
apple.sh
orange.sh
pear.sh

if I want to find out the apple.sh
It easy, I can type
Code:
ls -ltr *apple*

Expected result:
apple.sh

but, the problem is coming up from my mind. How can I find the others .sh files without the file name "apple.sh"?

Expected result:
orange.sh
pear.sh
# 2  
Old 04-28-2014
It would become cumbersome with standard globbing. You could try extended globbing instead:
Code:
ls !(*apple*)

This functionality is on by default in ksh93 and in bash you need to switch it on first:
Code:
shopt -s extglob

Alternatives would be inverse matching using grep:
Code:
ls | grep -v orange

or use something like:
Code:
for file in *
do
  case 
    $file in (*orange*) continue
  esac
  printf "%s\n" "$file"
done

Last edited by Scrutinizer; 04-28-2014 at 12:54 AM..
# 3  
Old 04-28-2014
If i understand correctly, you want to list all files ending with .sh extension.
You can do the below step:
Code:
ls *.sh

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