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ma11hew28
Asked: 2012-07-12 13:52:01 +0800 CST

Glob Not Match?

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How to list files that don't match a glob?

E.g., let's say I have a directory that contains hundreds of files, 97% of which have the filename extension .png.

I know I can list the PNG files with:

ls *.png

But, how do I list the opposite, i.e., just the non-PNG files?

find ls

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Using ls:

    ls -I "*.png"

    the quotes are important to stop the shell evaluating the *

    Using find:

    find . -not -name "*.png"

    If you have subdirectories (with files), you may want to limit the search:

    find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -not -name "*.png"

    where

    • -maxdepth 1 limits it to the present directory
    • -type f only allows it to print files
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