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How to sort the timestamp in the filename in shell script?

originally the shellscript

Code:

#ln_file_name=`echo $ld_interface_date"_"${8}".csv"`
#ln_file_name=`echo 201202011527_HL_HLTM1_B04A.csv`
ln_file_name="*"`echo ${7}".csv"`
get_file_list_1=$log_path"tm1_file_list.gfl1"

        cd ${source_path}
        echo "Try to find any file exist in the source_path"
        ls $ln_file_name > $get_file_list_1 
         # Count the number of files exist in source_path
     if ( test -s $get_file_list_1 )

how do i change this code "ls $ln_file_name > $get_file_list_1 "to sort the
timestamp in fielname?

the fielname format "alex_li_20140304102033_TM1" 20140304102033 is the timestamp

for example
alex_li_20140304102033_TM1.csv

BB_li_20140304112033_TM1.csv

BX_li_20140304082043_TM1.csv

BC_li_20140304202033_TM1.csv

after the sort it will be the oldest file list first

BX_li_20140304082043_TM1.csv

alex_li_20140304102033_TM1.csv

BB_li_20140304112033_TM1.csv

BC_li_20140304202033_TM1.csv

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