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Display only files with ".zip" extension from the current directory

  1. ls -ltr *.zip
  2. ls -ltr | grep "zip$"

  3. 1 and 2

  4. None
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Explanation

ls -ltr *.zip directly lists files ending in .zip. ls -ltr | grep "zip$" lists all files, then filters for lines ending in 'zip'. Both achieve the same result for .zip files - the shell glob matches the pattern, and the regex anchors to the end.

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