I can fire
ls -lrt to get files and folders sorted by modification date, but this does not separate directories from files. I want ls to show me first directories by modification date and then files by modification date. How to do that?
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what about something like this:
ls -ltr --group-directories-first 
- Great, thanks! Somehow I was not able to find this from the man page. My bad, thanks!jrara– jrara2013-08-11 09:49:32 +00:00Commented Aug 11, 2013 at 9:49
ls -t
or (for reverse, most recent at bottom):
ls -tr
The ls man page describes this in more details, and lists other options.
Directories have d in front of there permissions in ls -ltr
So to get directories with sorted modification date use
ls -ltr |grep ^d
And to files other than directories
ls -ltr | grep -v ^d
- No, this does not produce the correct result.jrara– jrara2013-08-11 09:39:05 +00:00Commented Aug 11, 2013 at 9:39
- superuser.com/questions/147027/…Munai Das Udasin– Munai Das Udasin2013-08-11 09:41:32 +00:00Commented Aug 11, 2013 at 9:41
- You are correct about folders, I updated question.jrara– jrara2013-08-11 09:41:32 +00:00Commented Aug 11, 2013 at 9:41
- Thanks for your answer, but if you read my question carefully, you might notice that I already know how to sort ls output by modification date (ls -lrt), but not how to sort results so that I get directories first by mod date and then files by mod date.jrara– jrara2013-08-11 09:44:29 +00:00Commented Aug 11, 2013 at 9:44
- hey jrara i have got your question.. i am getting back with the answer...Munai Das Udasin– Munai Das Udasin2013-08-11 09:46:46 +00:00Commented Aug 11, 2013 at 9:46