Linux how to use rm and exclude switch

Question

I was wondering how we can use linux rm command with --exclude switch? For example like grep has exclude function when searching over the files.

Accepted Answer

Here is one specific

```
rm `find . -name "safe_room*" ! -name "safe_rooms.php"`
```

I used it mainly for git

```
git rm `find . -name "safe_room*" ! -name "safe_rooms.php"`
```

Explanation:

`rm` - linux command for delete

`` - the signs used within mysql. on keyboard CTRL + 7

`find . -name "safe_room*"` - find everything with safe_room*

`!` - NOT logical operator

`-name "safe_rooms.php"` - exclude everything except safe_rooms.php

Hope this will help :)

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