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# 1  
Old 03-04-2014
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
# 2  
Old 03-04-2014
The ls command will sort the files only if the timestamp of those files is the same as that embedded in the filename otherwise you'd have to use awk or perl for sorting on that specific part of the filename...
# 3  
Old 03-04-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by shamrock
The ls command will sort the files only if the timestamp of those files is the same as that embedded in the filename otherwise you'd have to use awk or perl for sorting on that specific part of the filename...
ya i am trying to sort the specific part of the filename, for the last modified date timestamp i am able to sort this


i tried ls -t | awk -F '_' '{print $3}'

it will output as 20140304202022

how do i output as alex_li_20140304202022_TM1.csv to remain format for

"ls $ln_file_name > $get_file_list_1 ", otherwise , only output timestamp will make my program fail lol

and still able to be sorted?

thanks Smilie
# 4  
Old 03-04-2014
Try this awk script...
Code:
ls -1t *.csv | awk -F"_" '{
    x[NR] = $3
    y[$3] = $0
} END {
    for (i=1; i<NR; i++)
        for (j=1; j<(NR+1-i); j++)
            if (x[j] > x[j+1]) {t = x[j]; x[j] = x[j+1]; x[j+1] = t}
    for (i=1; i<=NR; i++) print y[x[i]]
}'

# 5  
Old 03-04-2014
Try this
Code:
ls *.csv | sort -t_ -k3,3n

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feilhk shamrock
# 6  
Old 03-04-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chubler_XL
Try this
Code:
ls *.csv | sort -t_ -k3,3n

Gosh what was i thinking Smilie as yours Chubler_XL is the best...
# 7  
Old 03-05-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chubler_XL
Try this
Code:
ls *.csv | sort -t_ -k3,3n

thanks for your answer, it work, but i discover that

the format is a bit different for users,

alex_li_20140304121212_tm1.csv

alex_cf_li_20140304121212_tm1.csv

there might be some user with extra underscore.

so counting from suffix is better, the time stamp si always before _tm1.csv, how do i change ls *.csv | sort -t_ -k3,3n to count the segment before _tm1.csv ?
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