Re: Beginner's?? Question
Thanks. That indeed does it. Did not know how to use tail here. Now, how do I use it in a script, such as $LASTFILE = ? do something using $LASTFILE LASTFILE=`ls -ltr | tail -1` where ` is the backward quote (on the ~ (tilde) key on my north american keyboard). /icebiker -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Beginner's?? Question
David Baron wrote: On Monday 22 November 2004 13:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ls -ltr This gives a listing of files in the current dir with the most recently altered one last. To get only the name of that last one use: ls -tr | tail -1 Thanks. That indeed does it. Did not know how to use tail here. Now, how do I use it in a script, such as $LASTFILE = ? LASTFILE=$(ls -tr | tail -1) -- "Codito ergo sum" Roel Schroeven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Beginner's?? Question
On Monday 22 November 2004 13:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ls -ltr > > This gives a listing of files in the current dir with the most > recently altered one last. To get only the name of that last one use: > > ls -tr | tail -1 Thanks. That indeed does it. Did not know how to use tail here. Now, how do I use it in a script, such as $LASTFILE = ? do something using $LASTFILE -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Beginner's?? Question
On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 12:07:34PM +0200, David Baron wrote: > All this gets me the current or previously accessed directory. I am > trying to get the most recent file in a known directory. There are > several log-type files in this directory, maybe several from > today. I want to use the last-most recently altered file's name in a > script. Try this: ls -ltr This gives a listing of files in the current dir with the most recently altered one last. To get only the name of that last one use: ls -tr | tail -1 -- Maurits van Rees | http://maurits.vanrees.org/ [Dutch/Nederlands] "Let your advance worrying become advance thinking and planning." - Winston Churchill -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Sunday 21 November 2004 23:51, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > David Baron wrote: > > > Quick answer: How might one retrieve the path to the most recent entry > > > in a directory to pass to something else in a bash script? > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ echo $OLDPWD > > /home/kspecial > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ echo $PWD > > /tmp > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ > > > > PWD contains the current directory while OLDPWD contains the last > > accessed directory. > > > > --K-sPecial > > Just maybe you could use > $ cd - > > It worked for me All this gets me the current or previously accessed directory. I am trying to get the most recent file in a known directory. There are several log-type files in this directory, maybe several from today. I want to use the last-most recently altered file's name in a script. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Sunday 21 November 2004 10:34 am, K-sPecial wrote: > David Baron wrote: > > Quick answer: How might one retrieve the path to the most recent entry in > > a directory to pass to something else in a bash script? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ echo $OLDPWD > /home/kspecial > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ echo $PWD > /tmp > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ > > PWD contains the current directory while OLDPWD contains the last > accessed directory. > > --K-sPecial Just maybe you could use $ cd - It worked for me. daveA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Beginner's?? Question
David Baron wrote: Quick answer: How might one retrieve the path to the most recent entry in a directory to pass to something else in a bash script? [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ echo $OLDPWD /home/kspecial [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ echo $PWD /tmp [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ PWD contains the current directory while OLDPWD contains the last accessed directory. --K-sPecial [ http://xzziroz.freeshell.org irc://xzziroz.dtdns.net ] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: = = = Beginner's Question = = = =
On Mon, Jan 31, 2000 at 10:51:14AM -0500,
Lim, Sang-Bin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> gcc mypgm.c
>
> problem is :
>
> bash: stdio.h : not found error message
Well, it's hard to tell without posting mypgm.c, but I'm guessing that
you put stdio.h in quotes ("stdio.h"), when it should have been in
greater-than/less-than brackets ().
> %PATH does not include /usr/include now.
Nor should it.
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Re: Beginner's Question
On 10-Feb-97, Philippe Troin wrote: >On Mon, 10 Feb 1997 13:37:10 PST Colin Watt ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >wrote: >> I have download the Debian files and created my disks and loaded Debian >>Linux on a stand alone PC. >> All is well - but what next? This is a question I have asked myself many times... I don't want to buy a CD to install Debian and I don't want to stay connected to my ISP either. >I guess you've just installed the base disks. >Now, you need to install supplemental packages using dselect. >If you have a CD-ROM, this will be straightforward. >Otherwise, you'll have to configure ppp or your ethernet card to get net >access, and install with the ftp option of dselect. Well it's time for me to ask this question. How does Dselects' ftp mode work, can I select which packages to install, and then get a list of files to download from a Debian FTP mirror? I'm a person who has got the bad habit of RTFM (gasp), but the problem is that I can't find anything about *what* exactly all the modes does.. -- Erik Johansson, one of those sloppy students A big QNX, Linux/x86/m68k Amiga and BeOS fan -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
