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Old 08-16-2005
recursive sorting

In the ls command, -t option and -R option dont work simultaneously.

ls -t ---> lists the files with sorting based on file date
ls -R ---> lists the files recursively.

How to make utilize both in the same command.?

I want to sort the recursive files listing..
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Old 08-16-2005
ls -tR is correct
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