shell - Supressing backup files in a ls command not working

06
2014-04
  • user657592

    How do I suppress backup files displayed in ls?

    I've already tried - ls --ignore-backup and ls -B

    Neither suppress the back-up files created by the editors. Am I doing something wrong? or Is there another way I can get the command to display only the non-backup files? Thanks in Advance!

    • Answers
  • Gaurav Joseph

    Does it work like that?

    Try this sample here and fix it for your needs

    $ ls --ignore='.??*' --ignore='.[^.]' --ignore='#*'

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    They are extended attributes. ls -l@ shows them (mostly they are flags to indicate that the file is coming from the internet, in those cases, when opening the file (or installing a DMG) MacOS will ask if you really want to open it). The xattr command allows you to change them.

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