I'm trying to move all files from one folder to another, except some specific folders.

I tried this to move all files except the .git, assets or build folders:

find .. ! -regex '(.git|assets|build)' | xargs mv -t ../build

What I except this command to do:

• Find all files/folders in parent folder that are not .git, assets or build.


• Move those files/folders to ../build

The folder structure is like this:

.

├── application

├── assets

├── build

├── download_files

├── images

├── mybb

├── system

└── tools

My working directory is the tools folder.

If I execute find .. ! -regex '(.git|assets|build)' it still shows .git, assets and build.

What's wrong with my command?