To answer your last question specifically: ls -ltr | grep -v htm$
I don't know if ls has some sort of exclude option, so I would just use grep. Sean On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 8:04 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > What syntax would one use to list all the contents > of a directory *except* those of a specified criteria? > > For example, I know that: ls -ltr *htm > lists all contents ending in 'htm' > > But how could I list all contents excluding those ending in 'htm'? > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
