| Bash command for last listing in directory
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Status_203
msg:4216269 | 3:34 pm on Oct 13, 2010 (gmt 0) |
How, in Bash, would you get the alphabetically last subdirectory in a directory.
This is for an incremental rsync backup system. I want to name the directories by (ISO8601) date rather than using (fixed) numbered backups, but whether I use cp -al or use the --link-dest options, I need to know the directory of the last backup (I think).
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graeme_p
msg:4216424 | 8:10 pm on Oct 13, 2010 (gmt 0) |
This seems to work for me on the command line:
ls -1|grep pattern|tail -n 1
pattern should be something that matches the subdirectories you want given your naming scheme.
I am a Bash newbie (I have used Linux for a long time, but GUI and other scripting languages) so please test or wait for more expert comments before using for anything as important as backups.
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Status_203
msg:4216602 | 9:14 am on Oct 14, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Dagnammit, I know all those commands... I just keep forgetting about pipes!
Seems a sensible suggestion to me. Thanks for the reminder.
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