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I'm trying to remove a lot of files at once but need to be specific as to not remove any of the files I actually need.



I have a ton of corrupt files that start master- but there are valid files that start with master-2018



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rm -rf master-* --exclude master-2018*


Is that I need possible?









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    I'm trying to remove a lot of files at once but need to be specific as to not remove any of the files I actually need.



    I have a ton of corrupt files that start master- but there are valid files that start with master-2018



    So, I want to do something like



    rm -rf master-* --exclude master-2018*


    Is that I need possible?









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      I'm trying to remove a lot of files at once but need to be specific as to not remove any of the files I actually need.



      I have a ton of corrupt files that start master- but there are valid files that start with master-2018



      So, I want to do something like



      rm -rf master-* --exclude master-2018*


      Is that I need possible?









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      I'm trying to remove a lot of files at once but need to be specific as to not remove any of the files I actually need.



      I have a ton of corrupt files that start master- but there are valid files that start with master-2018



      So, I want to do something like



      rm -rf master-* --exclude master-2018*


      Is that I need possible?







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