07-13-2008
'ls -t' lists all the file names in TIME order, newest on TOP... Or you can use 'ls -tr' which puts the newest on the bottom.... either way....
"ls -t | head -1" will yeild the newest file.... same as "ls -tr | tail -1"
Your choice...
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NAME
sdx - Starkit Developer eXtension
DESCRIPTION
sdx combines a number of functions into a single command-line developer utility. Its most common use is to create, browse, and unravel
Starkits:
sdx qwrap myscript.tcl ?options ...?
create a starkit from a single Tcl script
sdx wrap mystar.kit ?options ...?
create a starkit from a mystar.vfs directory structure
sdx unwrap mystar.kit
the reverse of wrap, lets you dissect any starkit
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SEE ALSO
http://code.google.com/p/tclkit/, http://wiki.tcl.tk/sdx/, http://wiki.tcl.tk/starkit/, http://www.equi4.com/starkit/,
http://www.equi4.com/starkit/sdx.html
KEYWORDS
Starkit, Tcl
sdx 2.0 sdx(1)