How to view last created file?

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I have uploaded a file to a Linux computer. I do not know its name. So how to view files through their last created date attribute ?

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Assuming you know the folder where you'll be searching it, the most easy solution is:

ls -t | head -1
# use -A in case the file can start with a dot
ls -tA | head -1
  • ls -t will sort by time, newest first (from ls --help itself)
  • head -1 will only keep 1 line at the top of anything
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