Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uupsi!sunic!news.funet.fi!ra!rosenber From: rosenber@ra.abo.fi (Robin Rosenberg INF) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer Subject: Re: AmigaDOS patterns with '~' Message-ID: Date: 24 Jan 91 14:30:04 GMT References: <04348.AA04348@ami-cg.UUCP> <17879@cbmvax.commodore.com> Sender: rosenber@ra.abo.fi Organization: Abo Akademi University, Finland Lines: 10 In-reply-to: jesup@cbmvax.commodore.com's message of 22 Jan 91 02:14:37 GMT While on the subject; How do I delete files that end with a '~', mg3 and gnuemacs creates backup files ending with a tilde. Under 2.02 i could use delete #?[~] and it did the job. Under 2.03 it deletes all files (thanks). Q2: Is it possible to delete files that match a pattern except for the files that match another pattern (with the delete command)? ---- Robin