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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Latest list of files of each type Post 303019838 by Don Cragun on Sunday 8th of July 2018 12:08:21 PM
Old 07-08-2018
I'm very confused...

The command:
Code:
find /tmp/testlog/kSR*"_"2018* -type f -printf '%T@ %p\n' | sort -n | tail -3 | cut -f2- -d" "

is never going to produce the output:
Code:
/tmp/testlog/log/KSR04_2018-07-05.log
/tmp/testlog/log/KSR04_2018-07-06.log
/tmp/testlog/log/KSR01_2018-07-06.log

because testlog/kSR* is never going to match testlog/log/KSR.

Are you trying to print all filenames with the latest date in the filename:
Code:
/tmp/testlog/log/KSR01_2018-07-06.log
/tmp/testlog/log/KSR04_2018-07-06.log
/tmp/testlog/log/KSR03_2018-07-06.log

???

Are you trying to print the most recently modified filenames with different numbers between KSR and _ (which in this case would be the same files)???

Are all of the files you're interested in in a single directory (as shown in your examples)? Or, are they spread out in various directories under the directory /tmp/testlog/log?

Is the first part of the filenames you want to match kSR or KSR?

What operating system are you using?

What shell are you using?

P.S. Is it OK if the most recent file is printed first instead of last?

If you're trying to get the most recent names with different numbers before the underscore, does the order of the output lines matter as long as the filenames you want are all printed?
 

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kclog(1M)																 kclog(1M)

NAME
kclog - manage kernel configuration log file SYNOPSIS
config] string] type] name] [count] comment DESCRIPTION
is the administrative command for the HP-UX kernel configuration log file. The log file is automatically maintained by all of the kernel configuration commands (and Any change to any kernel configuration gets logged to this log file, which is located at Note that this file is a plain text file which can be viewed and manipulated using standard Unix file management commands; exists simply for convenience in find- ing particular log file entries. Under normal usage, prints the last count entries in the log file. When one of the options is specified, prints the last count entries that match the specified criteria. If count is not specified, it defaults to 1. Options will print all entries matching criteria. If this option is not specified, will only print the last count entries that match the specified criteria. will print only log file entries describing changes to the saved kernel configuration named config. If this option is not specified, will print log file entries describing changes to any saved or running kernel configuration. will not print any entries. Instead, will create a new entry, as if a kernel configuration change had been made, containing the specified comment. This option is only allowed for users with appropriate privileges. will print only log file entries that contain the given string. will print only log file entries that refer to a configuration object (module or tunable) of the given name. will print only log file entries that refer to configuration objects of the specified type: or RETURN VALUE
returns zero for success. It returns non-zero and prints a diagnostic message if an error occurs. EXAMPLES
To see the last three entries in the log: To see the last entry for the tunable To see the last five entries for module changes: To see all entries for module changes: To see the last entry mentioning Aberdeen: WARNINGS
The format of the log file may be changed without notice. Some configuration changes can be made without using the kernel configuration commands. No log file entries are made for such changes. The log file should not be manually edited. Doing so may cause to behave unpredictably. SEE ALSO
kcmodule(1M), kconfig(1M), kctune(1M), kconfig(5). available on kclog(1M)
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