Order files by create date - Shell Programming and Scripting

mab_arif16 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-15-2006

hi
Is there a way to sort files in the order they were created ,and move them to another directory one by one ,oldest being the first to be moved.
Thanks
Arif

Klashxx · #2 (**permalink**) 05-15-2006

Code:

ls -tr|xargs -i ksh -c "mv {} ../tmp/"

Cheers

mab_arif16 · #3 (**permalink**) 05-15-2006

Hi thanks for reply
I have like 5 files(*.txt) in the directory
I want to move only the oldest file in the order of creation to another directory .
I am trying to use
mv (ls -tr *.event |head -1) /arif/temp/ in bash shell
I need help to correct the syntax of this command if my idea is right .

Klashxx · #4 (**permalink**) 05-15-2006

Ok ,use:

Code:

ls -tr *.txt|head -1|xargs -i ksh -c "mv {} ../tmp/"

mab_arif16 · #5 (**permalink**) 05-15-2006

Thanks that was perfect
Arif

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