Show recent files in Backtrack

Show recent files in Backtrack

Write a script, which lists the most recent file in a directory, if user type recent <Return> then names of the ten most recently modified files are displayed . If the user types recent n <Return> then names of the n most recently modified files are displayed otherwise, the user is notified of incorrect usage.

Code

#!/bin/bash

cd /root/noman2/temp

let "a =1";

while test $a -eq 1;

do

clear

echo " === Recent Files Program == "

echo " "

echo "Chose from the following options: "

echo " Enter 'm' to view the last modified file"

echo " Enter 'recent' to view last 10 recent files"

echo " Enter 'recent n' to view last n recent files"

echo " Enter 'q' to quit "

echo ""

echo "Enter your Option"

read c

clear

case $c in

m)

ls -tr | tail -1

read x

;;

recent)

ls -t | head

read x

;;

q)

exit 0

;;

*)

v1=${c#* }

if (ls -t | head -n $v1); then

read x

else

echo "Please enter valid option"

read x

fi

;;

esac

done

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