Avoid listing of files with ~ or twin files

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My requirement is to list all files in a directory. I tried to use command :

ls -l | grep -v ~

This is to list all files, and to avoid all files or twin files. But the output I get is

asdasad
asdasad~
file_names.txt
normaltest.txt
target_filename
testshell1.sh
testshell1.sh~
testshell2.sh
testshell2.sh~
testtwo.txt
testtwo.txt~
test.txt
test.txt~

I want to get only these files

asdasad
file_names.txt
normaltest.txt
target_filename
testshell1.sh
testshell2.sh
testtwo.txt
test.txt

Please help.

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My requirement is to list all files in a directory. I tried to use command :

ls -l | grep -v ~

This is to list all files, and to avoid all files or twin files. But the output I get is

asdasad
asdasad~
file_names.txt
normaltest.txt
target_filename
testshell1.sh
testshell1.sh~
testshell2.sh
testshell2.sh~
testtwo.txt
testtwo.txt~
test.txt
test.txt~

I want to get only these files

asdasad
file_names.txt
normaltest.txt
target_filename
testshell1.sh
testshell2.sh
testtwo.txt
test.txt

Please help.

edited 13 mins ago

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up vote
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My requirement is to list all files in a directory. I tried to use command :

ls -l | grep -v ~

This is to list all files, and to avoid all files or twin files. But the output I get is

asdasad
asdasad~
file_names.txt
normaltest.txt
target_filename
testshell1.sh
testshell1.sh~
testshell2.sh
testshell2.sh~
testtwo.txt
testtwo.txt~
test.txt
test.txt~

I want to get only these files

asdasad
file_names.txt
normaltest.txt
target_filename
testshell1.sh
testshell2.sh
testtwo.txt
test.txt

Please help.

edited 13 mins ago

Jeff Schaller

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asked 48 mins ago

curious_one

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My requirement is to list all files in a directory. I tried to use command :

ls -l | grep -v ~

This is to list all files, and to avoid all files or twin files. But the output I get is

asdasad
asdasad~
file_names.txt
normaltest.txt
target_filename
testshell1.sh
testshell1.sh~
testshell2.sh
testshell2.sh~
testtwo.txt
testtwo.txt~
test.txt
test.txt~

I want to get only these files

asdasad
file_names.txt
normaltest.txt
target_filename
testshell1.sh
testshell2.sh
testtwo.txt
test.txt

Please help.

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edited 13 mins ago

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ls has an option for that: -B Ignore backups:

ls --ignore-backups

answered 45 mins ago

hschou

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That's a GNU feature, though probably fine since this was tagged linux. But e.g. on FreeBSD, ls -B means something different.
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Make sure extglob is enable:

shopt -s extglob

Then you can use:

ls -d !(*~)

-d to not show directories contents

!(*~) all files except the ones ending with ~

But I would go with: ls --ignore-backups.

edited 38 mins ago

answered 42 mins ago

Ravexina

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given the Linux tab, it's not a stretch to assume bash, but shopt -s extglob is a bash-specific feature.
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This should help:

ls -l | grep -v '~'

Reason: The ~ char is replaced by your home directory before the command is executed. Try

echo ~

and

echo '~'

answered 43 mins ago

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ls -l | grep -v ~

The reason this doesn't work is that the tilde gets expanded to your home directory, so grep never sees a literal tilde. (See e.g. Bash's manual on Tilde Expansion.) You need to quote it to prevent the expansion, i.e.

ls -l | grep -v "~"

Of course, this will still remove any output lines with a tilde anywhere, even in the middle of a file name or elsewhere in the ls output (though it's probably not likely to appear in usernames, dates or such).

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ls has an option for that: -B Ignore backups:

ls --ignore-backups

answered 45 mins ago

hschou

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That's a GNU feature, though probably fine since this was tagged linux. But e.g. on FreeBSD, ls -B means something different.
â€“Â ilkkachu
38 mins ago

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up vote
5
down vote

ls has an option for that: -B Ignore backups:

ls --ignore-backups

answered 45 mins ago

hschou

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That's a GNU feature, though probably fine since this was tagged linux. But e.g. on FreeBSD, ls -B means something different.
â€“Â ilkkachu
38 mins ago

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
5
down vote

ls has an option for that: -B Ignore backups:

ls --ignore-backups

answered 45 mins ago

hschou

1,71349

ls has an option for that: -B Ignore backups:

ls --ignore-backups

answered 45 mins ago

hschou

1,71349

answered 45 mins ago

hschou

1,71349

answered 45 mins ago

hschou

1,71349

answered 45 mins ago

hschou

1,71349

That's a GNU feature, though probably fine since this was tagged linux. But e.g. on FreeBSD, ls -B means something different.
â€“Â ilkkachu
38 mins ago

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That's a GNU feature, though probably fine since this was tagged linux. But e.g. on FreeBSD, ls -B means something different.
â€“Â ilkkachu
38 mins ago

That's a GNU feature, though probably fine since this was tagged linux. But e.g. on FreeBSD, ls -B means something different.
â€“Â ilkkachu
38 mins ago

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
4
down vote

Make sure extglob is enable:

shopt -s extglob

Then you can use:

ls -d !(*~)

-d to not show directories contents

!(*~) all files except the ones ending with ~

But I would go with: ls --ignore-backups.

edited 38 mins ago

answered 42 mins ago

Ravexina

1,037719

given the Linux tab, it's not a stretch to assume bash, but shopt -s extglob is a bash-specific feature.
â€“Â Jeff Schaller
14 mins ago

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
4
down vote

Make sure extglob is enable:

shopt -s extglob

Then you can use:

ls -d !(*~)

-d to not show directories contents

!(*~) all files except the ones ending with ~

But I would go with: ls --ignore-backups.

edited 38 mins ago

answered 42 mins ago

Ravexina

1,037719

given the Linux tab, it's not a stretch to assume bash, but shopt -s extglob is a bash-specific feature.
â€“Â Jeff Schaller
14 mins ago

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
4
down vote

Make sure extglob is enable:

shopt -s extglob

Then you can use:

ls -d !(*~)

-d to not show directories contents

!(*~) all files except the ones ending with ~

But I would go with: ls --ignore-backups.

edited 38 mins ago

answered 42 mins ago

Ravexina

1,037719

Make sure extglob is enable:

shopt -s extglob

Then you can use:

ls -d !(*~)

-d to not show directories contents

!(*~) all files except the ones ending with ~

But I would go with: ls --ignore-backups.

edited 38 mins ago

answered 42 mins ago

Ravexina

1,037719

edited 38 mins ago

answered 42 mins ago

Ravexina

1,037719

answered 42 mins ago

Ravexina

1,037719

answered 42 mins ago

Ravexina

1,037719

given the Linux tab, it's not a stretch to assume bash, but shopt -s extglob is a bash-specific feature.
â€“Â Jeff Schaller
14 mins ago

add a commentÂ |Â

given the Linux tab, it's not a stretch to assume bash, but shopt -s extglob is a bash-specific feature.
â€“Â Jeff Schaller
14 mins ago

given the Linux tab, it's not a stretch to assume bash, but shopt -s extglob is a bash-specific feature.
â€“Â Jeff Schaller
14 mins ago

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
2
down vote

This should help:

ls -l | grep -v '~'

Reason: The ~ char is replaced by your home directory before the command is executed. Try

echo ~

and

echo '~'

answered 43 mins ago

Nico Mittenzwey

6114

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up vote
2
down vote

This should help:

ls -l | grep -v '~'

Reason: The ~ char is replaced by your home directory before the command is executed. Try

echo ~

and

echo '~'

answered 43 mins ago

Nico Mittenzwey

6114

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
2
down vote

This should help:

ls -l | grep -v '~'

Reason: The ~ char is replaced by your home directory before the command is executed. Try

echo ~

and

echo '~'

answered 43 mins ago

Nico Mittenzwey

6114

This should help:

ls -l | grep -v '~'

Reason: The ~ char is replaced by your home directory before the command is executed. Try

echo ~

and

echo '~'

answered 43 mins ago

Nico Mittenzwey

6114

answered 43 mins ago

Nico Mittenzwey

6114

answered 43 mins ago

Nico Mittenzwey

6114

answered 43 mins ago

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ls -l | grep -v ~

ls -l | grep -v "~"

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ls -l | grep -v ~

ls -l | grep -v "~"

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ls -l | grep -v ~

ls -l | grep -v "~"

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ls -l | grep -v ~

ls -l | grep -v "~"

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answered 42 mins ago

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