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Old 05-22-2013
Help needed - find command for recursive search
Hi All

I have a requirement to find the file that are most latest to be modified in each directory. Can somebody help with the command please?


E.g of the problem.

The directory A is having sub directory which are having subdirectory an so on.
I need a command which will find the single file that is modified most recently in directory A (irrespective of time, just it should be the most recently modified file in that folder) and so on for sub diectory.

Any help?
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Old 05-22-2013
You had some way a similar question here
https://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-que...-one-file.html

What have you tried, regarding the solutions given there? Is this homework/classroom stuff?
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Old 05-23-2013
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Originally Posted by zaxxon
You had some way a similar question here
https://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-que...-one-file.html

What have you tried, regarding the solutions given there? Is this homework/classroom stuff?
Hey,

The requirement is different entirely. The mentioned link is for a question where all the file with the path were required. But here i have to search the last modified file from all the directory (recursively). This is required for organisational level audit report for 2k+ servers. I have done it through a shell script but was interested to know if there is any one liner that could be used to find the file which is most recently modified in all the directory starting from root directory.
 
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