> -----Original Message----- > From: Dolfen, Stefan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 3:44 AM > To: 'Neil Fryer' > Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: AW: newbie : how to find the latest file in a directory > > > I thought this is a perl mailinglist, not a unix .... > I need a function in perl to find the latest file
How about (put this all on one line:) perl -e '(stat)[9] > $mtime && ($latest=$_, $mtime=(stat _)[9]) for @ARGV; END { print "$latest\n" }' * -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]