Zsh Mailing List Archive Messages sorted by: Reverse Date, Date, Thread, Author

Most Recent File

X-seq: zsh-users 27264
From: Vin Shelton <acs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Zsh-Users List <zsh-users@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Most Recent File
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2021 12:15:35 -0400
Archived-at: <https://zsh.org/users/27264>
List-id: <zsh-users.zsh.org>

I want to list the most recent file in the current directory.

print -l -- *(-om[1,1])

works for ordinary filenames, but does not quote the output appropriately if the filename contains spaces. How do I quote the _expression_ to accommodate filenames which contain spaces?

TIA,

Vin

Never for money, always for love

Follow-Ups:
- Re: Most Recent File
  - From: david rayner
- Re: Most Recent File
  - From: david rayner
- Re: Most Recent File
  - From: Dominik Vogt

Messages sorted by: Reverse Date, Date, Thread, Author