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I need to write a script that is given a directory as an argument, and it prints the last modified file from that directory and all its subdirectories. for example: ...
  1. 05-28-2010 #1
    LovE-RicH
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    Find last modified file in current directory and all subdirectories

    I need to write a script that is given a directory as an argument, and it prints the last modified file from that directory and all its subdirectories.

    for example:

    $ newest /usr/etc
    --> /usr/etc/httpd/httpd May 28 12:16

    If I had to do it only for the current dir, it would be easy...
    I'd probably use "ls -lt" and then show only the first line...

    But this "all subdirectories" thingy complicates the things for me.
    How should I do it?
    THANK YOU!
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  2. 05-29-2010 #2
    ImCrunchy
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    Add -R to your ls command, that will list the files recursively
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