How to list top 10 files

satish_1983 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-25-2007

Hello everybody;

I am new to unix.

Thanks for creating such a informative forum,

I wanted to know that how can i list top 10 files in my current dir. which were accesed recently by using ls command.

Thank You.

George1 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-25-2007

try typing: head name of the file where the document is contained

Zahir Al-Bitar · #3 (**permalink**) 10-25-2007

if u typed ls -al, u can use:
ls -al | head - 11
as the first line is the total size

while if u just typed ls, u can use
ls | head
as head command shows first 10 line

head -n 20, shows 20 line, an so on ...

I hope this will solve your problem

Yogesh Sawant · #4 (**permalink**) 10-26-2007

Code:

ls -ltu | head -10

for more details:

Code:

man ls

To know about what is access time, see this

satish_1983 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-26-2007

Thank you friends for your help.

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