How to list the ten most recent files in the same directory
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How can I list the ten most recent files in a directory using the command line?
Windows[edit]
If you know the path to your target directory on Win 
, use:
dir path\to\working_folder /O-D
For paginated viewing:
dir path\to\working_folder /O-D | more
If you're already in the working folder:
dir . /O-D dir . /O-D | more
Linux[edit]
If you know the path to your target directory on Linux 
or Mac 
, use:
ls -lht /path/to/working_folder | head -10
If you're already in the working folder:
ls -lht . | head -10 ls -lht | head -10
