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View files in Linux from old to latest aka chronological order

Viewing files in Linux terminal from old to latest, is one of the common tasks a Linux sysadmin will do.

And this can be done simply with the good ls command.

Plus add a few parameters to make the output more readable and friendly.

ls -lhtra this command will view all the files, hidden or not hidden from old to latest

Example image below, shows all files; arrange in chronological order.


ls -1 the command is ls - plus the number one not the small letter "L"; this is quite useful if need to get the filenames only on a specific directory and feed to xargs command or as an input on any bash script for further processing.

Example, typing ls - 1 will output only the filenames on a specific directory.



That's it till next time. Enjoy Linux and keep learning.




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