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Rm except one file

How to remove all files except one in linux

# if you are using a loop

shopt -s extglob

rm -rf !("abc.txt" | "abc.log" )  # others will be removed except these two

shopt -u extglob

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Rm except one file

shopt -s extglob 
rm !(file.txt)

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