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Asked: May 18, 20262026-05-18T10:44:15+00:00 2026-05-18T10:44:15+00:00

The following grep expression successfully lists all the .exe and .html files in the

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The following grep expression successfully lists all the .exe and .html files in the current directory and sub directories.

ls -R |grep -E .*[\.exe]$\|.*[\.html]$  

How do I invert this result to list those that aren’t a .html or .exe instead. (That is, !=.)

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    2026-05-18T10:44:15+00:00Added an answer on May 18, 2026 at 10:44 am

    Use command-line option -v or --invert-match,

    ls -R |grep -v -E .*[\.exe]$\|.*[\.html]$
    
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