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lastdl -- shell script to report the newest file in the downloads folder
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| #!/bin/sh | |
| # echoes the full path of the newest download | |
| # usage: lastdl.sh [NN], where 1<=NN<100 | |
| # adjust this appropriately: | |
| DOWNLOADS=$HOME/Downloads | |
| # this is horrendous | |
| back=$1 | |
| case $back in | |
| [0-9]|[0-9][0-9]) ;; | |
| *) back=1 ;; | |
| esac | |
| file=`ls -1t $DOWNLOADS | head -$back | tail -1` | |
| echo $DOWNLOADS/$file |
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