List files missing a corresponding file

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I have a directory with about 1500 files. Each of these files have a corresponding .txt file of the same name to go along with it. Some of these files are missing the txt files so I need to re-create or re-download them. I need to find a way to list the files that do not have the corresponding .txt. Example of the tree:

    dir/
       file1.ext
       file1.ext.txt
       file2.ext
       file2.ext.txt

I would think bash and ls would be optimal but I am up to using anything.

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 25 '16 at 20:49

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for f in *.ext; do test -e $f.txt || echo $f; done

answered Apr 25 '16 at 20:49

gudok

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awesome. I didnt even think of test. Much appreciated. – dodgejcr Apr 25 '16 at 20:52
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Unless there is a need for POSIX compliance use of `test` should be avoided in favour of `[[ -e ... ]]`. – jaypal singh Apr 25 '16 at 20:55

List files missing a corresponding file

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