process the old file first

dsdev_123 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-25-2008

hello

i have direcotry in which i will be getting a number of input files with different names and i need to write a script where i need to process the older file first and then come out of the loop.

can any one throw some light

appreciate

prichard · #2 (**permalink**) 03-25-2008

My upolished way of doing it is

ls -1atr|tail -1

I'm sure there is an elegant way, but I'm not an elegant SA.

prichard · #3 (**permalink**) 03-25-2008

Oops. You want older file first. Here is the change.

ls -1at |tail -1

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