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From: david rayner <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: Most Recent File
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2021 17:51:53 +0100
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Sorry didn't read question fully!!

On 23/10/2021 17:15, Vin Shelton wrote:

I want to list the most recent file in the current directory.

print -l -- *(-om[1,1])

works for ordinary filenames, but does not quote the output appropriately if the filename contains spaces. How do I quote the _expression_ to accommodate filenames which contain spaces?

TIA,

Vin

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- Most Recent File
  - From: Vin Shelton

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