How to exclude multiple file extensions in tree?

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When using the tree command, I'd like to exclude listing *.png and *.svg from the output. The problem is that every bracket expansion I try doesn't work. Is it because of how tree processes commandline arguments?

tree -I *.svg,png
tree -I '*.svg,png'
tree -I '*.svg,*.png'
tree -I '*.svg,*.png'
tree -I '*.p,s(v,n}g'
tree -I '*.png'

Specs:

• GNU bash, version 4.4.23


• tree v1.7.0

linux bash terminal tree

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  @Attie solved this for me in superuser.com/a/1354169/939457 The answer is tree -I '*.svg|*.png' Thank you!
  – Hagbard Celine
  Aug 31 at 15:40
  
  

  
  
  
  

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When using the tree command, I'd like to exclude listing *.png and *.svg from the output. The problem is that every bracket expansion I try doesn't work. Is it because of how tree processes commandline arguments?

tree -I *.svg,png
tree -I '*.svg,png'
tree -I '*.svg,*.png'
tree -I '*.svg,*.png'
tree -I '*.p,s(v,n}g'
tree -I '*.png'

Specs:

• GNU bash, version 4.4.23


• tree v1.7.0

linux bash terminal tree

share|improve this question

edited Aug 31 at 15:31

Attie

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asked Aug 31 at 15:23

Hagbard Celine

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  @Attie solved this for me in superuser.com/a/1354169/939457 The answer is tree -I '*.svg|*.png' Thank you!
  – Hagbard Celine
  Aug 31 at 15:40
  
  

  
  
  
  

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When using the tree command, I'd like to exclude listing *.png and *.svg from the output. The problem is that every bracket expansion I try doesn't work. Is it because of how tree processes commandline arguments?

tree -I *.svg,png
tree -I '*.svg,png'
tree -I '*.svg,*.png'
tree -I '*.svg,*.png'
tree -I '*.p,s(v,n}g'
tree -I '*.png'

Specs:

• GNU bash, version 4.4.23


• tree v1.7.0

linux bash terminal tree

share|improve this question

edited Aug 31 at 15:31

Attie

8,70231935

asked Aug 31 at 15:23

Hagbard Celine

132

When using the tree command, I'd like to exclude listing *.png and *.svg from the output. The problem is that every bracket expansion I try doesn't work. Is it because of how tree processes commandline arguments?

tree -I *.svg,png
tree -I '*.svg,png'
tree -I '*.svg,*.png'
tree -I '*.svg,*.png'
tree -I '*.p,s(v,n}g'
tree -I '*.png'

Specs:

• GNU bash, version 4.4.23


• tree v1.7.0

linux bash terminal tree

share|improve this question

edited Aug 31 at 15:31

Attie

8,70231935

asked Aug 31 at 15:23

Hagbard Celine

132

share|improve this question

share|improve this question

edited Aug 31 at 15:31

Attie

8,70231935

edited Aug 31 at 15:31

Attie

8,70231935

edited Aug 31 at 15:31

Attie

8,70231935

8,70231935

asked Aug 31 at 15:23

Hagbard Celine

132

asked Aug 31 at 15:23

Hagbard Celine

132

asked Aug 31 at 15:23

Hagbard Celine

132

132

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @Attie solved this for me in superuser.com/a/1354169/939457 The answer is tree -I '*.svg|*.png' Thank you!
  – Hagbard Celine
  Aug 31 at 15:40
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @Attie solved this for me in superuser.com/a/1354169/939457 The answer is tree -I '*.svg|*.png' Thank you!
  – Hagbard Celine
  Aug 31 at 15:40
  
  

  
  
  
  

@Attie solved this for me in superuser.com/a/1354169/939457 The answer is tree -I '*.svg|*.png' Thank you!
– Hagbard Celine
Aug 31 at 15:40

@Attie solved this for me in superuser.com/a/1354169/939457 The answer is tree -I '*.svg|*.png' Thank you!
– Hagbard Celine
Aug 31 at 15:40

add a comment | 

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-I is the inverse of -P... the manual gives more information on what is acceptable for the latter:

https://linux.die.net/man/1/tree

-P pattern

List only those files that match the wild-card pattern.

Note: you must use the -a option to also consider those files beginning with a dot . for matching.

Valid wildcard operators are * (any zero or more characters), ? (any single character), [...] (any single character listed between brackets (optional - (dash) for character range may be used: ex: [A-Z]), and [^...] (any single character not listed in brackets) and | separates alternate patterns.

There's no mention of the shell's brace expansion syntax of a,b... This expansion is handled by tree, not bash.

And unfortunately you can't specify -I multiple times...

Instead you need to list the full patterns with a pipe (|) to separate them:

tree -I '*.svg|*.png'

Note the use of single quotes to prevent the shell from expanding the asterisk (*) or variables (introduced by a dollar - $).

---

Note also that it's not even possible to coerce the shell's brace expansion, as shown below:

$ tree -I '*.'svg,png
+ tree -I '*.svg' '*.png'
*.png [error opening dir]

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accepted

-I is the inverse of -P... the manual gives more information on what is acceptable for the latter:

https://linux.die.net/man/1/tree

-P pattern

List only those files that match the wild-card pattern.

Note: you must use the -a option to also consider those files beginning with a dot . for matching.

Valid wildcard operators are * (any zero or more characters), ? (any single character), [...] (any single character listed between brackets (optional - (dash) for character range may be used: ex: [A-Z]), and [^...] (any single character not listed in brackets) and | separates alternate patterns.

There's no mention of the shell's brace expansion syntax of a,b... This expansion is handled by tree, not bash.

And unfortunately you can't specify -I multiple times...

Instead you need to list the full patterns with a pipe (|) to separate them:

tree -I '*.svg|*.png'

Note the use of single quotes to prevent the shell from expanding the asterisk (*) or variables (introduced by a dollar - $).

---

Note also that it's not even possible to coerce the shell's brace expansion, as shown below:

$ tree -I '*.'svg,png
+ tree -I '*.svg' '*.png'
*.png [error opening dir]

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 31 at 15:36

answered Aug 31 at 15:30

Attie

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up vote
4
down vote



accepted

-I is the inverse of -P... the manual gives more information on what is acceptable for the latter:

https://linux.die.net/man/1/tree

-P pattern

List only those files that match the wild-card pattern.

Note: you must use the -a option to also consider those files beginning with a dot . for matching.

Valid wildcard operators are * (any zero or more characters), ? (any single character), [...] (any single character listed between brackets (optional - (dash) for character range may be used: ex: [A-Z]), and [^...] (any single character not listed in brackets) and | separates alternate patterns.

There's no mention of the shell's brace expansion syntax of a,b... This expansion is handled by tree, not bash.

And unfortunately you can't specify -I multiple times...

Instead you need to list the full patterns with a pipe (|) to separate them:

tree -I '*.svg|*.png'

Note the use of single quotes to prevent the shell from expanding the asterisk (*) or variables (introduced by a dollar - $).

---

Note also that it's not even possible to coerce the shell's brace expansion, as shown below:

$ tree -I '*.'svg,png
+ tree -I '*.svg' '*.png'
*.png [error opening dir]

share|improve this answer

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answered Aug 31 at 15:30

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accepted

up vote
4
down vote



accepted

-I is the inverse of -P... the manual gives more information on what is acceptable for the latter:

https://linux.die.net/man/1/tree

-P pattern

List only those files that match the wild-card pattern.

Note: you must use the -a option to also consider those files beginning with a dot . for matching.

Valid wildcard operators are * (any zero or more characters), ? (any single character), [...] (any single character listed between brackets (optional - (dash) for character range may be used: ex: [A-Z]), and [^...] (any single character not listed in brackets) and | separates alternate patterns.

There's no mention of the shell's brace expansion syntax of a,b... This expansion is handled by tree, not bash.

And unfortunately you can't specify -I multiple times...

Instead you need to list the full patterns with a pipe (|) to separate them:

tree -I '*.svg|*.png'

Note the use of single quotes to prevent the shell from expanding the asterisk (*) or variables (introduced by a dollar - $).

---

Note also that it's not even possible to coerce the shell's brace expansion, as shown below:

$ tree -I '*.'svg,png
+ tree -I '*.svg' '*.png'
*.png [error opening dir]

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 31 at 15:36

answered Aug 31 at 15:30

Attie

8,70231935

-I is the inverse of -P... the manual gives more information on what is acceptable for the latter:

https://linux.die.net/man/1/tree

-P pattern

List only those files that match the wild-card pattern.

Note: you must use the -a option to also consider those files beginning with a dot . for matching.

Valid wildcard operators are * (any zero or more characters), ? (any single character), [...] (any single character listed between brackets (optional - (dash) for character range may be used: ex: [A-Z]), and [^...] (any single character not listed in brackets) and | separates alternate patterns.

There's no mention of the shell's brace expansion syntax of a,b... This expansion is handled by tree, not bash.

And unfortunately you can't specify -I multiple times...

Instead you need to list the full patterns with a pipe (|) to separate them:

tree -I '*.svg|*.png'

Note the use of single quotes to prevent the shell from expanding the asterisk (*) or variables (introduced by a dollar - $).

---

Note also that it's not even possible to coerce the shell's brace expansion, as shown below:

$ tree -I '*.'svg,png
+ tree -I '*.svg' '*.png'
*.png [error opening dir]

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