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[rajy]

Can some body tell me how to get the files in a directory which is "not meeting patterns"

E.g. I have to get all the files which don't have &quot;<source><?source>&quot; and &quot;<target></target>&quot;

 

[Salem]

[tt]ls[/tt] to get a list of files
[tt]grep -v[/tt] to perform an inverted comparison

You should be able to achieve what you want with some form of
[tt]ls | grep -v[/tt]
type command

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[PHV]

Do a grep -c and filter the output for those with a zero count.

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[rajy]

when I am specifing multiple pattern with Grep -c option. It does not produce right results. It's displaying all the files.

grep -c &quot;<source><?source>|<target></target>&quot; *.xml

 

[PHV]

man grep
Pay attention to the -E and -c options.
Try something like this:
grep -Ec &quot;<source><?source>|<target></target>&quot; *.xml |
sed -n 's!:0$!!p'

Hope This Help, PH.
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