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Old 04-10-2011
echo file deleted by xargs
my command deletes the oldest file from a folder and I'd like to have some type of output when the file is selected or deleted.
Code:
ls -t -1 | tail -n 1 | xargs rm

I'm not sure how to incorporate echo into this.

Thanks,
Last edited by Scott; 04-10-2011 at 07:56 PM..
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Old 04-10-2011
Depending on your OS, you might have the -v option for rm:

i.e.
Code:
... | xargs rm -v

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Old 04-10-2011
Thanks, that took care of he problem.
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