delete everything but one directory

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Published on 2010-05-12T16:21:06Z Indexed on 2010/05/12 16:25 UTC
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I've got a /tmp/test directory. In it I've got a mixture of files and directories. One of those directories is /tmp/test/to_be_kept. Now I'd like to know how do I delete all the files and directories apart from /tmp/test/to_be_kept and everything what's in it? Thanks

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