From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 27364 invoked from network); 16 Mar 2006 03:55:28 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, FORGED_RCVD_HELO autolearn=ham version=3.1.0 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 16 Mar 2006 03:55:28 -0000 Received: (qmail 37858 invoked from network); 16 Mar 2006 03:55:18 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 16 Mar 2006 03:55:18 -0000 Received: (qmail 8143 invoked by alias); 16 Mar 2006 03:55:11 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 10034 Received: (qmail 8134 invoked from network); 16 Mar 2006 03:55:11 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 16 Mar 2006 03:55:11 -0000 Received: (qmail 36752 invoked from network); 16 Mar 2006 03:55:11 -0000 Received: from vms042pub.verizon.net (206.46.252.42) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 16 Mar 2006 03:55:10 -0000 Received: from torch.brasslantern.com ([71.116.81.225]) by vms042.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.02 (built Sep 9 2005)) with ESMTPA id <0IW700GP6C7RKMA3@vms042.mailsrvcs.net> for zsh-users@sunsite.dk; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:55:09 -0600 (CST) Received: from torch.brasslantern.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by torch.brasslantern.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k2G3vVbo016053 for ; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:57:35 -0800 Received: (from schaefer@localhost) by torch.brasslantern.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id k2G3vVUP016052 for zsh-users@sunsite.dk; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:57:31 -0800 Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:57:31 -0800 From: Bart Schaefer Subject: Re: ls most recent files in a hierarchy In-reply-to: <20060316014618.GC16669@painless.my-fqdn.de> To: zsh-users@sunsite.dk Message-id: <060315195731.ZM16051@torch.brasslantern.com> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: OpenZMail Classic (0.9.2 24April2005) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii References: <20060316014618.GC16669@painless.my-fqdn.de> Comments: In reply to Christian Schneider "Re: ls most recent files in a hierarchy" (Mar 16, 2:46am) On Mar 16, 2:46am, Christian Schneider wrote: } Subject: Re: ls most recent files in a hierarchy } } > 2) list x most recent files in each directory of a hierarchy } } ls **/*(D.om[1,5]) # 5 recent files As Lloyd has pointed out, that's actually the answer to #3: } > 3) list x most recent files in a hierarchy The answer to #2 is less obvious: ls *(ND.om[1,5]) **/*(D/e:'reply=( $REPLY/*(ND.om[1,5]) )':) That also requires a fairly recent version of zsh; none of the 4.2.x series has the fix, they'll either crash or go into an infinite loop when presented with the glob-within-a-glob. For the 4.2.x line, you need something like: dirs=( '' **/*(DM/) ) eval 'ls ${^dirs}*(ND.om[1,5])' which is perhaps clearer anyway and works in 4.3.x too.