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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers How to pick the latest file with date as one among the file name.( not exactly present date.)? Post 302875719 by applepie on Wednesday 20th of November 2013 08:37:49 AM
Old 11-20-2013
but it partially solves..

it is picking up second file, instead of 3rd

---------- Post updated at 08:37 AM ---------- Previous update was at 07:52 AM ----------

never mind..

i have used | sort -nr | at the end.

which picked up 3 rd file..

thanks!!
 

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Convert csv data into rec data. -t, --type=TYPE type name for the converted records; if this parameter is ommited then no type is used. -s, --strict be strict parsing the csv file. -e, --omit-empty omit empty fields. --help print a help message and exit. --version show version and exit. AUTHOR
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