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miklee Joined: Jun 02, 2008 Posts: 4 Other Topics	Posted Jun 02, 2008 at 9:30:29 PM Subject: Help command 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!
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tophandcwby Joined Apr 10, 2008 Posts: 81 Other Topics	Posted: Jun 03, 2008 6:09:39 PM Subject: Help command One way $ ls -a1 \| grep '^\..*' \| tail -n 5
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miklee Joined Jun 02, 2008 Posts: 4 Other Topics	Posted: Jun 03, 2008 9:34:54 PM Subject: Re: Help command [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?
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tophandcwby Joined Apr 10, 2008 Posts: 81 Other Topics	Posted: Jun 04, 2008 2:26:41 PM Subject: Help command 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`
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miklee Joined Jun 02, 2008 Posts: 4 Other Topics	Posted: Jun 04, 2008 4:01:05 PM Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Help command 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]
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miklee Joined Jun 02, 2008 Posts: 4 Other Topics	Posted: Jun 04, 2008 8:07:37 PM Subject: Help command foud it! ls -a `ls -d .*/ \| tail -n 5`
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Johannes Truschnigg Joined Jun 15, 2008 Posts: 27 Other Topics	Posted: Jun 15, 2008 7:29:21 PM Subject: Re: Help command "Most correct" solution failing on Newline characters in directory names: ls $(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -a -name ".*" -print \| sort -n \| tail -n5) Free software. Free society. Better lives.
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