Remove files which have a certain syntax

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I have a couple of files which follow this syntax:

Example:

I would like to keep only this files

and delete the others. or maybe move them to a subdirectory to be safe...

Does someone has a smart on-liner for this challenge?

Thanks, Udo

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams · Answer 1 · 2011-01-23 18:52:12Z

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In bash:

shopt -s extglob
rm !(*_2010-??-01_00h10m.*)

answered Jan 23 '11 at 18:52

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Nifle · Answer 2 · 2011-01-23 18:31:50Z

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very naive way

mkdir keep_these
mkdir remove_these
mv *_00h10m* keep_these
mv *.* remove_these

or a oneliner

ls * | grep -v "_00h10m" | while read a; do mv $a /tmp; done

answered Jan 23 '11 at 18:31

Nifle
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naive indeed :) -> but good -> do you also have a solution without the need of subdirs? – udo Jan 23 '11 at 18:36

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@udo - Yes just replace mv $a /tmp with `\rm $a´ in the last example – Nifle Jan 23 '11 at 18:52

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