I would use File::Find to get the latest file in many directory. After I test the code,I found that code work normal if I send one directory to File::Find. But it would get wrong result if I send more than one directory to module. It seems like that File::Find would remember the variable.
#!/usr/bin/perl
use File::Find;
$file = "/home/cmbnms/data/tftp/99.1.124.251";
my ($saved_time, $saved_name) = (-1, '');
sub biggest {
if(-f $File::Find::name)
{
if ((stat($File::Find::name))[9] > $saved_time)
{
$saved_time = (stat($File::Find::name))[9];
$saved_name = $File::Find::name;
}
}
return;
}
@dir = ($file);
find(\&biggest, @dir);
print "Biggest file $saved_name in is $saved_time long.\n";
$file = "/home/cmbnms/data/tftp/99.1.124.252";
@dir = ($file);
find(\&biggest, @dir);
print "Biggest file $saved_name in is $saved_time long.\n";
$file = "/home/cmbnms/data/tftp/10.1.102.237";
@dir = ($file);
find(\&biggest, @dir);
print "Biggest file $saved_name in is $saved_time long.\n";
$file = "/home/cmbnms/data/tftp/10.1.99.100";
@dir = ($file);
find(\&biggest, @dir);
print "Biggest file $saved_name in is $saved_time long.\n";
$file = "/home/cmbnms/data/tftp/10.1.99.200";
@dir = ($file);
find(\&biggest, @dir);
print "Biggest file $saved_name in is $saved_time long.\n";
execute result is like this:
Biggest file /home/cmbnms/data/tftp/99.1.124.251/2005-9-/15-20-24-99.1
+.124.251.conf in is 1126164026 long.
Biggest file /home/cmbnms/data/tftp/99.1.124.252/2005-9-8/15-20-26-99.
+1.124.252.conf in is 1126164027 long.
Biggest file /home/cmbnms/data/tftp/10.1.102.237/2005-9-8/17-21-30-10.
+1.102.237.conf in is 1126171290 long.
Biggest file /home/cmbnms/data/tftp/10.1.102.237/2005-9-8/17-21-30-10.
+1.102.237.conf in is 1126171290 long.
Biggest file /home/cmbnms/data/tftp/10.1.102.237/2005-9-8/17-21-30-10.
+1.102.237.conf in is 1126171290 long.
you can see that the last 3 result is same, but it is not truth.
thanks for your help!
Considered: marto: Retitle : "Possible File::Find bug" ?
Unconsidered: Chady: enough keep votes (edit:16 keep:23 del:0)