If you are starting the script each time, the -M will work, but if
it is something that is always up and running(maybe not initially, but if
you are working towards that) then -M will not give you what you expect.
The -M goes in relation to the startup of the script.
Just a FYI because it has bitten me from an earlier script.
Wags ;)
-----Original Message-----
From: John W. Krahn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 10:00
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: `ls -ltr`
Mayank Ahuja wrote:
>
> Hi all,
Hello,
> Please help me out with my beginners question:
>
> Is there a way I can code an equivalent of `ls -ltr | tail -5` [on UNIX]
> in perl ?
If you just want a list of the five newest files then:
my @files = ( sort { -M $a <=> -M $b } <*> )[ 0 .. 4 ];
John
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