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"dir *.msf -t" prints a time ordered list of file with extension "msf".

I have two problems with result.
The format is 2 columns, I need a single column.
I would like to have a modification date associated with each filename.

https://manpages.debian.org/bookworm/coreutils/dir.1.en.html
wasn't helpful enough.

Suggestions?
TIA


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On 9/20/23 06:32, Richard Owlett wrote:

"dir *.msf -t" prints a time ordered list of file with extension "msf".

Not sure where you can go with this, but this is what I use for a
directory print out:

ls -n > filename.txt

This gives me: drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 4096 Sep 19 18:25 Countertop

I am sure there is an editor that can delete the first xx characters of
each line. Just a thought.
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Okay, this helps. Libre Office Writer has a block edit function that
lets you choose a "block" of text. I used it to remove the first xxx of
this text file:

total 44
drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 4096 Sep 19 18:25 Countertop
-rwxr-xr-x 1 1000 1000 151 Jan 14 2020 Countertop.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 0 Sep 20 22:43 cracker.txt
drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 4096 Sep 19 18:25 Decoupage
-rwxr-xr-x 1 1000 1000 149 Jan 10 2020 Decoupage.txt
drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 4096 Sep 19 18:25 Faux_Leather
-rwxr-xr-x 1 1000 1000 715 Jan 14 2020 Faux_Leather.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 1000 1000 364 Jan 17 2020 Image_Transfer.txt
drwxr-xr-x 3 1000 1000 4096 Sep 19 18:25 Making_Notebooks
-rwxr-xr-x 1 1000 1000 158 Jan 9 2020 Making_Notebooks.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 0 Sep 20 22:41 michael@office
-rwxr-xr-x 1 1000 1000 137 Sep 6 2021 notebook.zim
-rwxr-xr-x 1 1000 1000 1308 Jan 12 2020 Small_Wood_Projects.txt

In LibreOffice Writer: Edit -> Selection Mode -> Block Area

Then I was able to highlight and delete everything up to the date,
leaving me with this:


Sep 19 18:25 Countertop
Jan 14 2020 Countertop.txt
Sep 20 22:43 cracker.txt
Sep 19 18:25 Decoupage
Jan 10 2020 Decoupage.txt
Sep 19 18:25 Faux_Leather
Jan 14 2020 Faux_Leather.txt
Jan 17 2020 Image_Transfer.txt
Sep 19 18:25 Making_Notebooks
Jan 9 2020 Making_Notebooks.txt
Sep 20 22:41 michael@office
Sep 6 2021 notebook.zim
Jan 12 2020 Small_Wood_Projects.txt

Hope this helps. Don't forget to undo: Block Area
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Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:

"dir *.msf -t" prints a time ordered list of file with extension "msf".

I have two problems with result.
The format is 2 columns, I need a single column.
I would like to have a modification date associated with each filename.

https://manpages.debian.org/bookworm/coreutils/dir.1.en.html
wasn't helpful enough.

Suggestions?
TIA

ls -lt *.msf

That may give more details than you're really after, but I think it's
the usual approach.

-Rus.
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azigni <azigni@yahoo.com> wrote:

Okay, this helps. Libre Office Writer has a block edit function that
lets you choose a "block" of text. I used it to remove the first xxx
of this text file:

total 44
drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 4096 Sep 19 18:25 Countertop
-rwxr-xr-x 1 1000 1000 151 Jan 14 2020 Countertop.txt

[...]

Then I was able to highlight and delete everything up to the date,
leaving me with this:

Sep 19 18:25 Countertop
Jan 14 2020 Countertop.txt

Generally "ls -l |cut -c 40-" will give something similar, though the
"40" might need adjusting in some situations.

-Rus.
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On 09/20/2023 11:39 PM, azigni wrote:

On 9/20/23 06:32, Richard Owlett wrote:

"dir *.msf -t" prints a time ordered list of file with extension "msf".

Not sure where you can go with this, but this is what I use for a
directory print out:

ls -n > filename.txt

This gives me: drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 4096 Sep 19 18:25 Countertop

I am sure there is an editor that can delete the first xx characters of
each line. Just a thought.

*THANK YOU!*
That lead me to the manual page for "ls" which led to
https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ls

Reading that guided me to posing a better question.
An adequate command for my current need is
ls *.msf -t -l -n
As this is a personal machine, everything to the left of file size is an identical string, which allows easy removal.

That command is not applicable for a slightly more general case as "ls" outputs the clock time [but not year] if the file is less than 6 months
old. Time for a more detailed reading of "GNU Coreutils".

Thank you again.




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On 21/09/2023 10:57, Richard Owlett wrote:

On 09/20/2023 11:39 PM, azigni wrote:

On 9/20/23 06:32, Richard Owlett wrote:

"dir *.msf -t" prints a time ordered list of file with extension "msf".

Not sure where you can go with this, but this is what I use for a
directory print out:

ls -n > filename.txt

This gives me: drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 4096 Sep 19 18:25 Countertop

I am sure there is an editor that can delete the first xx characters
of each line. Just a thought.

*THANK YOU!*
That lead me to the manual page for "ls" which led to
https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ls

Reading that guided me to posing a better question.
An adequate command for my current need is
ls *.msf -t -l -n
As this is a personal machine, everything to the left of file size is an identical string, which allows easy removal.

That command is not applicable for a slightly more general case as "ls" outputs the clock time [but not year] if the file is less than 6 months
old. Time for a more detailed reading of "GNU Coreutils".

See: --time-style
E.g. --time-style "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
--
Chris Elvidge, England
I WILL NOT CHARGE ADMISSION TO THE BATHROOM
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On 09/20/2023 07:32 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:

"dir *.msf -t" prints a time ordered list of file with extension "msf".

I have two problems with result.
The format is 2 columns, I need a single column.
I would like to have a modification date associated with each filename.

https://manpages.debian.org/bookworm/coreutils/dir.1.en.html
wasn't helpful enough.

Suggestions?
TIA

To ALL who contributed, thank you.

The command
ls *.msf -tln --time-style "+ %m-%d-%Y " |cut -c 23-
gives the required information in a pleasant human readable format.


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