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> From: Steven D'Aprano <st...@pearwood.info> > To: tutor@python.org > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 6:11 PM > Subject: Re: [Tutor] ls *.py[co] >> .hidden > > On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 03:54:20PM +0100, Bod Soutar wrote: > >> ls *.pyc *.pso >> .hidden >> >> should work > [...] >> As this adds specific results of ls you will need to schedule the >> command through cron to get it to automatically add new files > > Yes, but that's the point isn't it? If Nautilus understands regular > expressions, then instead of listing every single .pyc file by name, > potentially thousands of them, you just need a single entry: > > .*pyc > > to hide *every* .pyc file. Or use .*py[co] for .pyc and .pyo files. > > If Nautilus *doesn't* understand regular expressions, well, that's just > another example of why Gnome is not good enough for serious work. > > This suggests that Nautilus doesn't accept wildcards: > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1730696 You're right, I just tried it: # does NOT work: echo *.py[co] > .hidden # works (but you need a cronjob): ls *.py[co] > .hidden I just created an alias for this: alias hidepycs="ls *.py[co] > .hidden" No idea whether there exists some sneaky way to make Nautilius understand regexes. I could make an enhancement request, but with Debian this would become effective like 15 years later :-) regards, Albert-Jan _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor