Listing only the most recent file

[Kelly Dunlop]

On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 11:26:19AM +0100, Oliver Marshall wrote:
> Hi chaps
> 
> I need some help with an ls syntax.
> 
> I want to show *only* the most recent file.
> 
> "ls -St -1" gives me the contents of a dir with the most recent on top but
> I want only that most recent file shown.
> 
> Can this be done?

Hi Olly,

I'd use:
	
	ls -ltr | tail -1

"t" sorts by time
"r" reverses it so the newest file is at the bottom
the tail -1 gives you the last line.

Lose the l if you just want the filename.

Your ls -St seems to put together two conflicting sort options.  S says sort
by file size and t sort by time.

Hope this helps
Kelly
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Kelly Dunlop
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