Sorting by date

[Colin Law]

On 28 February 2011 20:35, erikmccaskey64 <erikmccaskey64 at zoho.com> wrote:
>
> Original:
> Jan 23 2011 10:42 SOMETHING 2007.12.20.avi
> Jun 26 2009 SOMETHING 2009.06.25.avi
> Feb 12 2010 SOMETHING 2010.02.11.avi
> Jan 29 2011 09:17 SOMETHING 2011.01.27.avi
> Feb 11 2011 20:06 SOMETHING 2011.02.10.avi
> Feb 27 2011 23:05 SOMETHING 2011.02.24.avi
> Output:
> Feb 27 2011 23:05 SOMETHING 2011.02.24.avi
> Feb 11 2011 20:06 SOMETHING 2011.02.10.avi
> Jan 29 2011 09:17 SOMETHING 2011.01.27.avi
> Jan 23 2011 10:42 SOMETHING 2007.12.20.avi
> Feb 12 2010 SOMETHING 2010.02.11.avi
> Jun 26 2009 SOMETHING 2009.06.25.avi
> How could I get the output where the newest file is at the top?

If you can change the naming scheme so that yyyy.mm.dd is at the front
then that would solve the problem.

Does the actual date of the file follow the name?  If so then sort by
date rather than name.

I realise that it is probable that neither of these suggestions helps
in the least. :(

Colin

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