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SLQotD by Control 2005-03-08 01:00:14
Simple Linux Question of the Day:

I have a tool that generates a vast number of different output files. I only need two of those files per iteration, namely *.ptl and *.ptc

The other files are taking up a lot if space, and I have to delete them all from time to time. So far, I've been moving all the *.ptc and *.ptl files to a temp directory, then removing everything else, then moving the files back to where they belong.
Now I was wondering if there's a one line shell command that removes everything except what I tell it to. Something like

'rm -rf * -except *.ptl *.ptc'

is there?
[ Reply ]
  Completely different solution.. by bonzo2005-03-08 01:02:50
    Additional comment to my solution.. by bonzo2005-03-08 01:06:36
      WHAT!? by reshurc2005-03-08 01:13:57
    No much of a solution by Control2005-03-08 01:13:58
  I'd suggest find... by diGriz2005-03-08 01:04:54
  Question by reshurc2005-03-08 01:05:07
    here's something I made just now... by reshurc2005-03-08 01:15:25
      That's about what I'm doing now by Control2005-03-08 01:19:07
        Give me a few paths, and I'll by reshurc2005-03-08 01:21:05
          No need by Control2005-03-08 01:36:14
    Not really by Control2005-03-08 01:17:27
      See my other post...with the script, not much but. (n/t) by reshurc2005-03-08 01:18:56
  Maybe just ..... by aix tom2005-03-08 01:35:51
    Now that looks good by Control2005-03-08 01:45:49
      Works! by Control2005-03-08 02:00:26
    Just a question from a regex nubie.. by gibbo_monster2005-03-08 03:06:51
      Should work. by aix tom2005-03-08 03:20:21
  sth like rm -rf *[^\.ptl] (n/t) by c3po2005-03-08 01:39:31
    There's no need for that kind of language! by Control2005-03-08 02:11:37
      man regexp by c3po2005-03-08 03:47:36
        Thank you by Control2005-03-08 03:54:21
  find . -depth -name '*.ptl' -o -name '*.ptc' . . . by HadEnuf2005-03-08 09:55:08

 

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