[SOLVED] linux search file based on file name pattern

Issue

I want to search a series of files based on the files name.

Here is my directory :

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For example I had the file on above.

I only want to search out the file which is without _bak.

Solution

If you're wanting to limit your search to the current directory, use:

find . -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 ! -name '*_bak'

If you want to recursively find in all directories remove the -maxdepth 1.

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^{Edit in response to OP's comment}

To get files that begin with ei and do not end with _bak use:

find . -type f -name 'ei*' -a ! -name '*_bak'

Answered By - Tim Pote

Answer Checked By - Senaida (WPSolving Volunteer)