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? =========================================================================== Patrick DUPRÉ | | email: pdupre@xxxxxxx Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie de l'Atmosphère | | Université du Littoral-Côte d'Opale | | Tel. (33)-(0)3 28 23 76 12 | | Fax: 03 28 65 82 44 189A, avenue Maurice Schumann | | 59140 Dunkerque, France =========================================================================== > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 at 10:57 PM > From: JD <jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 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 > > > > =========================================================================== > > Patrick DUPRÉ | | email: pdupre@xxxxxxx > > Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie de l'Atmosphère | | > > Université du Littoral-Côte d'Opale | | > > Tel. (33)-(0)3 28 23 76 12 | | Fax: 03 28 65 82 44 > > 189A, avenue Maurice Schumann | | 59140 Dunkerque, France > > =========================================================================== > > > > > >> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 at 8:25 PM > >> From: JD <jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> > >> To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> 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 <pdupre@xxxxxxx > >>> <mailto:pdupre@xxxxxxx>>: > >>> > >>> 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 ]` > >> _______________________________________________ > >> users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 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? > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx