Answers for "how to remove all files except one in linux"

delete all the files without one in linux

# delete all except the filename

$ rm -v !("filename")

Posted by: Guest on August-10-2020

how to remove all files except one in linux

# if you are using a loop

shopt -s extglob

rm -rf !("abc.txt" | "abc.log" )  # others will be removed except these two

shopt -u extglob

Posted by: Guest on December-10-2020

bash delete everything except

$ rm -v !("filename1"|"filename2")

Posted by: Guest on October-19-2020

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