how to find first files in a directory and combine them as a single file?

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Originally Posted by visio2000

Have you tried this (it gives only file name):

Code:

 
cd /root/admin/files
ls |awk '{print $1}'|head -1

Code:

 
cd /root/admin/files
ls -1 |head -1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by visio2000

Have you tried this (it gives only file name):

Code:

 
cd /root/admin/files
ls |awk '{print $1}'|head -1

This returns the complete file path..

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