It was Tue, 7 Aug 2001 22:30:13 +1000 when George Petri wrote: >Is there a way, in bash, to specify all files EXCEPT one or two? >e.g. I want to: > >cp /home/george/* (except for untouchable.txt) /somewhere_else I could think of a bash script that either uses nono-parameters, or uses a file containing the nono-files that's grepped. Another way... not in my head. Paul -- Bureaucrat, n.: A person who cuts red tape sideways. -J. McCabe http://nlpagan.net - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 8.0 - Sylpheed 0.5.2 ** http://www.care2.com - when you care **
