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Hi,

I have a requirement like i have to find out files and remove them on a daily basis.

The files are generated as

abc_jnfn_201404230004.csv
abc_jnfo_201404230004.csv
abc_jnfp_201404230004.csv
abc_jnfq_201404230004.csv
abd_jnfn_201404220004.csv
abe_jnfn_201404220004.csv

i want to delete the above files with abc_ as initials and 20140423 as endings.

can you please tell me how can i do it.

i have tried

rm abc_*_20140423* but it is not working

If you can point me to another post which will give the answer i will be thankfull.

Why is the below code not working and what error you get?

Code:

rm abc_*_20140423*

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If you are in the same directory, you can also try the below command depending on the input you have provided

Code:

rm abc_*20140423[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9].csv