On 04/04/2017 02:35 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Sorry for the lack for clarity.
> I want to list all the file end in .bib, except the file ending by -e.bib
> This can be done by (from the shell command)
> ls -d !(*@(-e)).bib
> or by
> find . !(*@(-e)).bib
> 
> but, as soon as I put one of these commands in a script file, it does not work
> 
> Is it clear?

Yes, but find uses totally different tests. Try:

        find . -name "*.bib" -not -name "*-e.bib"

In other words 'find from the current directory all files named "*.bib"
and NOT named "*-e.bib"'

Make sense?

>> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 at 10:57 PM
>> From: JD <jd1...@gmail.com>
>> To: users@lists.fedoraproject.org
>> Subject: Re: LS in a script file
>>
>>
>>
>> On 04/04/2017 02:34 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote:
>>> find . !(*@(-e)).bib
>>> and
>>> ls -d !(*@(-e)).bib
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> work fine in a command line, but never
>>> in a script
>>> command substitution: line 9: syntax error near unexpected token `('
>>>
>>> ls -d !\(*@\(-e\)\).bib
>>>
>>> does not work
>>>
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>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 at 8:25 PM
>>>> From: JD <jd1...@gmail.com>
>>>> To: users@lists.fedoraproject.org
>>>> Subject: Re: LS in a script file
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 04/04/2017 12:13 PM, Terry Polzin wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> 2017-04-04 14:05 GMT-04:00 Patrick Dupre <pdu...@gmx.com
>>>>> <mailto:pdu...@gmx.com>>:
>>>>>
>>>>>      Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>>      How can I put this command in a script file?
>>>>>      FILES=`ls -d !(*@(-e)).bib`
>>>>>
>>>>>      I get an error because of the (
>>>>>      Have you tried to "escape" them
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> FILES=`ls -d !\(*@\(-e\)\).bib`
>>>> For me, it works under bash like this:
>>>>
>>>> ls `[ ! \(*@\(-e\)\).bib ]`
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>> Patrick, it would help the list members GREATLY, if you explain
>> in plain english, WHAT are you trying to achieve with that ls -d 
>> .....etc  command?
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