Re: find "x" quantity newest files in a dir

Or just:

        find . -type f | perl -nle 'print -M, "\t$_"' | sort -n | \   
+   
        tail +10 | cut -f 2 | xargs rm
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This assumes there are no filenames with newlines in them.

-- Abigail

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Re: Re: find "x" quantity newest files in a dir by thatguy (Parson) on Jun 28, 2001 at 04:44 UTC
hmm.. well, dang. mine started out so small! I am only now begining to see the fine art of perl and I think it's going to be a long time before I get away from the bludgeoning I do now.	[reply]