Hi boys, I have a problem to write a command: write a command to show the content of the last 5 hidden directory in the home of the current user. How can I do? thank you so much!

One way $ ls -a1 | grep '^\..*' | tail -n 5

[quote=tophandcwby]One way $ ls -a1 | grep '^\..*' | tail -n 5[/quote] Thank youuuuuu!! you are god!! :) how I can see the content of this 5 dir?

The command I gave you only lists the last 5 files, not directories, I guess I should have read your question a little closer. Here is the answer to your second question. $ ls `find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -print | grep '^\..*' | sort | tail -n 5`

When I lunch this command: [b]on ubuntu:[/b] ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ ls `find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -print | grep '^\..*' | sort | tail -n 5` ./Pubblici: ./.pulse: ./.ssh: ./.update-notifier: ./Video: [b]on BT3:[/b] BT~# ls `find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -print | grep '^\..*' | sort | tail -n 5` ./.xchat2: downloads/ ignore.conf keybindings.conf notify.conf pevents.conf servlist_.conf sound.conf urlhandlers.conf xchat.conf ./.xmms: Plugins/ Skins/ config menurc xmms.m3u ./.zenmap: recent_scans.txt scan_profile.usp target_list.txt zenmap.conf zenmap.db zenmap_version ./Desktop: Home System ./sample_scripts: ping.py* rpcdump.py* samrdump.py* sniff.py* sniffer.py* split.py* tracer.py* I have no hidden directory too [Modified by: miklee on June 04, 2008 04:09 PM]

foud it! ls -a `ls -d .*/ | tail -n 5`

"Most correct" solution failing on Newline characters in directory names: ls $(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -a -name ".*" -print | sort -n | tail -n5)