list file

ust · 06-21-2012, 11:13 PM

can advise if I want to list file in a directory ( eg. ls /tmp ) but exclude the file which the file extension is .ext , can advise what can i do ?

thx

Tinkster · 06-21-2012, 11:47 PM

ls -ld /tmp/!(*ext)

That is if shopt extglob is on ...

Code:

man bash
/extglob

ust · 06-22-2012, 12:39 AM

When I use the command , it pops the following error , can advise what is wrong? thx

bash: !: event not found

chrism01 · 06-22-2012, 12:46 AM

Code:

ls |grep -v '.ext$'

Tinkster · 06-24-2012, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ust

When I use the command , it pops the following error , can advise what is wrong? thx

bash: !: event not found

man bash
/shopt

szboardstretcher · 06-24-2012, 07:22 PM

Code:

shopt -s extglob
ls -alh /tmp/!(*ext)

To verify that it is excluding, you can always pipe it to grep.

Code:

ls -alh /tmp/!(*ext) | grep ext