Find a file that doesn't include specific characters

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I want to find a specific file that doesn't start with a,k,G or Q and in which the third letter in the name is not a digit.

I have tried many links, but found nothing regarding to this composite problem.

The third letter, by definition is a letter, so not a digit. Did you mean the third character instead? — Stéphane Chazelas, Oct 27 '15 at 15:27

Stéphane Chazelas · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-27 15:29:37Z

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Assuming you mean third character as opposed to third letter;

find . -name '[!akGQ]?[!0-9]*'

answered Oct 27 '15 at 15:29

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Janis · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-11 23:25:45Z

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In ksh you will have the negation file globbing pattern !( ... ). So you could write

!([akGQ]?[0-9]*)

answered Mar 11 '15 at 23:25

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