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  • I did not think of this shell trick yet, simple and useful! Commented Jul 7, 2015 at 16:00
  • I just tried this and I didn't work. It lists all files except backup.log. What I want is to list all log files except backup.log. Commented Jul 7, 2015 at 16:42
  • @JavierCintrón: Did you use !(backup).log or !(backup.log)? Commented Jul 7, 2015 at 16:45
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    Geez man :) I used ls !(backup.log). I confirm that ls !(backup).log is the solution for my problem. Commented Jul 7, 2015 at 16:50