Answers for "how to delete all files in a directory except one in linux"

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

remove all files inside directory linux

# remove everything in a directory 
rm /path/to/dir/*
# remove all sub-directories and files
rm -r /path/to/dir/*

Posted by: Guest on July-10-2020

Code answers related to "how to delete all files in a directory except one in linux"