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# 1  
Old 11-23-2007
Error remove files other than selected
I wanna remove a set files other than some selected files.

Eg.

SmilieSmilieSmilie

a directory contains n files like

test1.dat
test2.dat
test3.dat
test4.dat
out5.dat
out1.dat

i wanna remove all files which doesnot name like *test*

I want to use this in shell script, so please make sure that the cmd is independent of the working directory... !!! Smilie

Thanks
# 2  
Old 11-23-2007
Code:
find path | while read N
do
    case `basename $N`
      dontDeleteMe | orMe | orMeEither )
          ;;
      * )
          rm "$N"
          ;;
    esac
done

# 3  
Old 11-23-2007
MySQL Got it.. !
got it..!!! SmilieSmilieSmilie


ls /tmp/ | grep -v test | xargs -i ksh -c 'rm /tmp/"{}" '



can anyone lemme know if it is fool proof..!! Smilie
# 4  
Old 11-23-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by freakygs
can anyone lemme know if it is fool proof..!! Smilie
/tmp is a shared directory, other people could have all kinds of stuff in there.
# 5  
Old 11-23-2007
ksh:

Code:
rm !(*test*)

bash:

Code:
shopt extglob
rm !(*test*)

zsh (require setopt extendedglob):

Code:
rm  *~*test*

or:

Code:
rm ^*test*


But be careful Smilie
# 6  
Old 11-23-2007
Try this

rm out?

rm *out*
# 7  
Old 11-27-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by porter
/tmp is a shared directory, other people could have all kinds of stuff in there.


well.... . m not bothered about the directory.... i mentioned it as example.... !! Smilie
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