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Bash: find most recently modified files


Categories: Linux

Needing to find the most recently modified files in a directory is a pretty common need.  Luckily the find utility has flags to easily explore a directory recursively and list recently modified files. If you want to find modified files within ‘N’ days ago from the current directory. # files within the last 24 hours … Bash: find most recently modified files

Bash: deep listing the most recently modified files in a directory


Categories: Scripting

Finding the most recently modified files in a directory can be extremely beneficial when you have been making changes in files throughout the directory structure as part of a work effort, and now need to go back and pinpoint everything that was changed. This command will provide you the 10 most recently modified files, excluding … Bash: deep listing the most recently modified files in a directory