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Python: find the most recently modified file matching a pattern


Categories: Python

Whether it is the most recent log file, image, or report –  sometimes you will need to find the most recently modified file in a directory.  The example below finds the latest file in the “/tmp” directory. import os import glob # get list of files that matches pattern pattern=”/tmp/*” files = list(filter(os.path.isfile, glob.glob(pattern))) # … Python: find the most recently modified file matching a pattern

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