Linux: How I can find the top ten most recently changed files in a folder?

Computer Tips - Linux: How I can find the top ten most recently changed files in a folder?

Date: 2012feb25 OS: Linux Level: beginner Q. Linux: How I can find the top ten most recently changed files in a folder? A. Use the -t option of ls. Then pipe it to head which will display the top ten:

ls -lt | head

To find the oldest files:

ls -lrt | head