June 26, 2018 - GTechHub

The ls command lists the contents of, and optional information about, directories and files. ls without option lists the files contained in the current directory, sorting them alphabetically. By using the below command, you can list the last modified files from the current directory or form any other directory. From current directory Syntax: # ls -alt | head -n -a do not ignore entries starting with . -l list one file per line. Avoid '\n' with -q or -b -t sort by modification time, newest first Example: To list last 10 modified files: # ls -alt | head -n 10 To list last 20 modified files: # ls -alt | head -n 20 To list last 55 modified files: # ls -alt | head -n 55 From another directory Syntax: # ls -alt | head -n -a do not ignore entries starting with . -l list one file per line. Avoid '\n' with -q or -b -t sort by modification time, newest first Example: To list last 10 modified files: # ls -alt /home/gowri/Documents | head -n 10 To list last 20 modified files: # ls -alt /home/gowri/Documents | head -n 20 To list last 55 modified files: # ls -alt /home/gowri/Documents | head -n 55

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Day: June 26, 2018

ls -alt: How to list/get last modified files from current directory or any other specific directory in Linux