12-13-2012
Help with finding the latest modified version of a file within directories
I am trying to look into multiple directories and pluck out the latest version of a specific file, regardless of where it sits within the directory structure.
Ex:
The file is a .xls file and could have a depth within the directory of anywhere from 1-5
Working directory - Folder1
Similar .xls files may be in Folder1/x1/x2/x3 and also Folder1/y1/y2, but I want to output only the latest modified .xls file to pipe into a cp command for use in a shell script.
I am using csh (I know, I know!) and any help in doing this would be appreciated.
I've tried using forms of find.-type f -name "*.xls" , but am not sure how to only take the latest from that listing of all the .xls files within the directory tree.
Thanks!
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whereis(1) General Commands Manual whereis(1)
NAME
whereis - Locates files for programs
SYNOPSIS
whereis [-bms] [-u] [-BMS directory... -f] program...
The whereis command locates source, binary, and/or reference page files for the specified program program.
OPTIONS
The -b, -m, and -s options can be used in combination to restrict the search. Searches for an executable program. Searches for the refer-
ence page for a program. Searches for the sources of a program.
Use the -B, -M, and -S options to change or limit the places whereis searches. Specifies the binary directories to search. Specifies the
reference page directories to search. Specifies the source directories to search.
The other options that can be used with whereis are as follows: Terminates the last directory list and signals the start of program names.
Used with other options to indicate when there is no file for program in the default or specified directory or directories (source, binary,
or reference page).
DESCRIPTION
The whereis program locates source, binary, and reference pages for the specified programs. When looking for a match, the program names
are stripped of leading pathname components and any trailing extensions of the form (for example, s. resulting from the use of the Source
Code Control System see sccs(1), are also handled.
The default directories searched by the whereis command are as follows: /etc /etc/nls /sbin /usr/bin /usr/lbin /usr/lbin/spell /usr/ccs/lib
/usr/lib /usr/local /usr/hosts /usr/sbin
EXAMPLES
To find files matching cat in the default source, binary, and reference directories, enter: whereis cat To search for reference pages for
app13 in the directory /usr/local/man, enter: whereis -M /usr/local/man -f -f appl3 To find the programs in /usr/bin that do not have ref-
erence pages in /usr/share/man/man1 with source files in /usr/src/cmd, enter: whereis -u -M /usr/share/man/man1
-S /usr/src/cmd -f /usr/bin/* To find which files in the current directory either have no reference pages in the default reference
directories or have more than one, enter: whereis -m -u *
FILES
Default binary directories. Default binary directories. Default reference directories. Default source directories.
SEE ALSO
Commands: apropos(1), find(1), man(1), which(1), catman(8)
whereis(1)