<div class="gmail_quote"> Dear sir, I am using ubuntu for internet services in library, i need a command or a script that will delete all the files from the desktop except some files like icons. one amoung u suggested ls -l |grep -v 1.c d | awk '{print $8}'|xargs rm but actually i didnt know how to use this script and what is the meaning of this script i just want a command option to exclude some files when i am deleting all files. suggest any idea please.... </div> -- Shali.K.R Asst.Librarian(Digital) Vidya Academy of Science & Technology Thrissur, Kerala. Mob:9846303531