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ls -t command in Linux

ls -t option flag sorts files/directories list by time/date.

ls -t option flag sorts files/directories list by time/date.

Syntax

$ ls -t [options] [file|dir]

Examples

Default list:

$ ls Desktop   Downloads Pictures Templates Videos Documents Music     Public   todo.txt $

List sorted by time/date

$ ls -t Pictures Desktop   Downloads Public    Videos todo.txt Documents Music     Templates $

Long listing format sorted by date/time:

$ ls -lt total 4 drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 120 2011-08-17 18:14 Pictures -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 131 2011-08-17 18:07 todo.txt drwxr-xr-x 2 user user  80 2011-08-17 16:52 Desktop drwxr-xr-x 2 user user  40 2011-08-17
									16:52 Documents drwxr-xr-x 2 user user  40 2011-08-17 16:52 Downloads drwxr-xr-x 2 user user  40 2011-08-17 16:52 Music drwxr-xr-x 2 user user  40 2011-08-17 16:52 Public drwxr-xr-x 2 user user  40 2011-08-17
									16:52 Templates drwxr-xr-x 2 user user  40 2011-08-17 16:52 Videos $