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Deleting specific files in command line

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I have files fileName_1, fileName_2 ... fileName_100000 where the fileNames are numbered sequentially. How can I delete the files of index greater than, say 100?

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answered 1 Year ago enytidge · Accepted Answer

If filenames are numbered sequentially just run the following command:

rm fileName_{100..100000}