Delete previous version of files (in the form name_#.#.#-#.extension) on Linux

Question

I have files which are named something like

foo_1.5.6-8.xyz
foo_1.5.6-9.xyz
foofoo-6.5.xyz
foofooofooo-8.7-1.xyz
foofooofooo-8.7-2.xyz

That is, the general form is name_#.#.#-#.extension, but some lack a "-#" and/or a ".#".

EDITED:

How can I delete all previous version of those files, retaining only ones with the highest versions? In the previous example, it would be:

foo_1.5.6-9.xyz
foofoo-6.5.xyz
foofooofooo-8.7-2.xyz

(I use Linux)

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 01 '17 at 11:42

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As your codesnippet and explanation don't give much idea about the exact requirement, you may try with the below command and see if it does the thing:

rm foo*[0-9].xyz

Hope this helps !

answered Aug 01 '17 at 11:42

jagatjyoti

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Thank you for your answers. I edited my question, I apologize if it was unclear – Aug 01 '17 at 12:51

Delete previous version of files (in the form name_#.#.#-#.extension) on Linux

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