Finds the most recent files in the current directory tree

findr.sh

function findr() {
# Find recently modified files in the current directory tree
  SEARCH_PATH='./*'
  NUMBER_OF_RESULTS=20
  while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
    case "$1" in
      -h|--help)
        DISPLAY_USAGE=TRUE
        shift
        ;;
      -a|--all)
        SEARCH_PATH="."
        shift
        ;;
      -c|--count)
        NUMBER_OF_RESULTS=$2
        shift
        shift
        ;;
    esac
  done
  if [[ "$DISPLAY_USAGE" == 'TRUE' ]]; then
    echo "Usage: findrecent [-c|--count NUMBER] [-a|--all]"
    echo "Finds the most recent files in the current directory tree."
    echo ""
    echo "Optional arguments:"
    echo "-a, --all     Show results in hidden directories. Default is omit."
    echo "-c, --count   Number of results to display. Default is 20."
    echo "-h, --help    Display usage instructions (this text)."
    echo ""
    echo "Example:"
    echo "  findrecent"
    echo "  findrecent -c 20"
    echo "  findrecent --all -c 10"
  else
    find $SEARCH_PATH -type f -printf "%T@\t%Tc\t%p\n" | sort -n -r | cut -f 2- | head -${NUMBER_OF_RESULTS}
  fi
}
findr "$@"