Using Directory.GetFiles with a regex in C#?

Directory.GetFiles doesn’t support RegEx by default, what you can do is to filter by RegEx on your file list. Take a look at this listing:

Regex reg = new Regex(@"^^(?!p_|t_).*");

var files = Directory.GetFiles(yourPath, "*.png; *.jpg; *.gif")
                     .Where(path => reg.IsMatch(path))
                     .ToList();

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