find . '!' -name '*.zip'
Find all files that don't end in .zip.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Fun finding things
I found a neat way to use find today. If you want to do an inverse search (think grep -v, but in find), simply use '!'. For Example:
Find all files that don't end in .zip.
Find all files that don't end in .zip.
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Combining it with other parameters can make it even stronger:
ReplyDeletefind . -type f -iname '*debian*' ! -iname '*.png'
Finds all files with the text debian anywhere in the name and where the name does not end in .png.
Also matches DeBiAn and .PNG which is sometimes nice.
I find -not easier to read and use. Like
ReplyDelete$ find . -type f -not -name "*.mp3"
It's funny you should mention that! I used find in a way I hadn't before today as well!
ReplyDeletefind -executable -delete
@anti-dotu: Apparently -not is non-POSIX-compliant, which '!' is.