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UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4223- September  3, 2012
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 Unix Tip #4223- September  3, 2012
 
STRING REMOVAL  
  
What the following does:  
  
rm `ls -al | grep str | awk '{if ($9 !~ /^str/) {print $9}'`  
  
Removes all files that contains the string "str" excepts  
those that begin with it. Changing the !~ to =~ does the  
opposite.  
  
  
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