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Old 02-10-2011
Find files that don't match expression
How Do I find all files in /home that are not .jpgs?
# 2  
Old 02-10-2011
try:
Code:
find ./ -exec ls {} \; |grep -v .jpg

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Old 02-10-2011
Yinuemi, you are my new favorite person here! This forum is the best!

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Any reason to not use
Code:
 ls|grep -v .jpg

# 4  
Old 02-10-2011
Hi guy,
My pleasure!Smilie

your code is fine too.
my guess is using "find" can be more specific and efficient than just "ls".

Y
# 5  
Old 02-10-2011
You could also try using extended pattern matching...
Code:
shopt -s extglob
ls !(*.jpg)

# 6  
Old 02-11-2011
Or using find properly: The "!" means "not".

Code:
# Just the names
find . -type f ! -name '*.jar' -print
# With directory listing
find . -type f ! -name '*.jar' -exec ls -lad {} \;

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