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From: Bart Schaefer <schaefer@brasslantern.com>
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:13:18 -0800
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Comments: In reply to zzapper <david@rayninfo.co.uk>
 "Files with {nearly|the} same datetime" (Dec 17, 10:34am)
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On Dec 17, 10:34am, zzapper wrote:
} Subject: Files with {nearly|the} same datetime
}
} alias -g NF='*~vssver.scc(.om[1])'
} 
} This is sometimes not the same  file however to the newest file indicated 
} by
} 
} l\s -lt | head
} 
} Any reflections?

I believe "ls" prefers to keep files in the order they are read from
the directory object, all other things equal.  Zsh is not deliberate
about that.