rm except code example

Example 1: delete all the files without one in linux

# delete all except the filename

$ rm -v !("filename")

Example 2: bash delete everything except

$ rm -v !("filename1"|"filename2")

Example 3: rm except file

$ find . -type f -not \(-name '*gz' -or -name '*odt' -or -name '*.jpg' \) -delete