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How do I delete all the files that contain a certain string in a directory in UNIX?

How do I delete all the files that contain a certain string in a directory in UNIX?

I found several examples that work as long as there are no spaces in the filenames. Unfortunately, I have spaces in my filenames (not my choice, in fact they are the ones I need to remove).

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bert [Entry]

rm *\).MOV
bert [Entry]

"Try this:

find . -name ""*).MOV"" -exec rm {} \;"