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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T14:26:26+00:00 2026-05-27T14:26:26+00:00

I’d like to do something like cat * but which would ignore files that

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I’d like to do something like

cat *

but which would ignore files that match the pattern __*__.

What’s the best way to do this?

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    2026-05-27T14:26:27+00:00Added an answer on May 27, 2026 at 2:26 pm

    If you enable extglob in bash (shopt -s extglob), you can use

    cat !(excluded_file|excluded_*_pattern)
    

    extglob patterns:

    | 
        or/alternatives
    ?(pattern-list)
        Matches zero or one occurrence of the given patterns
    *(pattern-list)
        Matches zero or more occurrences of the given patterns
    +(pattern-list)
        Matches one or more occurrences of the given patterns
    @(pattern-list)
        Matches one of the given patterns
    !(pattern-list)
        Matches anything except one of the given patterns
    
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