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Assuming the asker didn't make a mistake when (s)he posted the question, (s)he's after rm Dar*, not rm !(Dar*).

Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
– Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'

2011-03-18 21:55:04 +00:00
Commented Mar 18, 2011 at 21:55
...right, yes, I was stuck in zsh ^ mode (similar to the basg ! thing).

geekosaur
– geekosaur

2011-03-18 21:56:08 +00:00
Commented Mar 18, 2011 at 21:56
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+1 Great answer, I had to add | tr "\n" "\0" before the xargs bit. Seen in this post: stackoverflow.com/questions/20307299/…

Adam Plocher
– Adam Plocher

2016-01-29 00:32:58 +00:00
Commented Jan 29, 2016 at 0:32

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