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  1. find ~/TESTDIR -mindepth 1 -type d -not ( -name "keepMe" ) -exec rm -rf {} ;
  2.  
  3. # List what's inside directory we want to remove
  4. $ ls
  5. file1 file2 keepMe/ removeA/ removeB/
  6. # Testing what find gives without removing
  7. $ find ~/TESTDIR -mindepth 1 -type d -not ( -name "keepMe" )
  8. /home/xieerqi/TESTDIR/removeA
  9. /home/xieerqi/TESTDIR/removeB
  10. # Actual removal and testls
  11. $ find ~/TESTDIR -mindepth 1 -type d -not ( -name "keepMe" ) -exec rm -rf {} ;
  12. find: '/home/xieerqi/TESTDIR/removeA': No such file or directory
  13. find: '/home/xieerqi/TESTDIR/removeB': No such file or directory
  14.  
  15. $ ls
  16. file1 file2 keepMe/
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