Question

Python3 - Deleting Files but keeping one

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How would I go about keeping the file program12.py and deleting the rest?

Answer 1

We can simply do this by using the terminal:-

The following is the syntax for the deletion

cd <the directory you want>
find . -type f ! -iname "*.pdf" -delete

For example there is a directory called waste in your home folder.

cd ~/waste

then we can delete the files by finding

find . -type f ! -iname "*.pdf" -delete

This will delete all files except xyz.pdf.

Explanation of the command:-

. means current directory. ! means to take all files except the one with .pdf at the end. -delete means to delete it .

NOTE:-this command will delete all files including the hidden files