erikmccaskey64 wrote: > Original: > Jan 23 2011 10:42 SOMETHING 2007.12.20.avi > Jun 26 2009 SOMETHING 2009.06.25.avi > Feb 12 2010 SOMETHING 2010.02.11.avi > Jan 29 2011 09:17 SOMETHING 2011.01.27.avi > Feb 11 2011 20:06 SOMETHING 2011.02.10.avi > Feb 27 2011 23:05 SOMETHING 2011.02.24.avi > > Output: > Feb 27 2011 23:05 SOMETHING 2011.02.24.avi > Feb 11 2011 20:06 SOMETHING 2011.02.10.avi > Jan 29 2011 09:17 SOMETHING 2011.01.27.avi > Jan 23 2011 10:42 SOMETHING 2007.12.20.avi > Feb 12 2010 SOMETHING 2010.02.11.avi > Jun 26 2009 SOMETHING 2009.06.25.avi > > How could I get the output where the newest file is at the top? > Don't suppose these are in a directory and modification date has been preserved, are they? Because "ls -t" is your friend. Otherwise run ls output through a tiny perl program and convert to YYYYMMDDHHMM names and hard link the old name to the new. -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines