Bash: How do I set variables in grep?

[bashhelp]

for xrm in `ls`; do
if echo $xrm | grep -q *.html; then
rm $xrm
fi; done


The asterisk (*) are not functioning as variables. How do I make grep understand variables?

[dabear]

try using egrep instead

[toojays]

The code you have doesn't make sense in the context of either grep or egrep. What exactly are you trying to do?

[dabear]

I would assume he's trying to delete all files in a directory which contains «.html»