newest

Basic CLI tool to print the most recently modified file in a directory:

usage: newest [OPTIONS] [DIR]

Prints the newest file in a directory

If a positional argument is not provided, prints the newest file in this directory
If the current directory could not be determined, this fails

Optional arguments:
  -ignore-hidden
    	Ignore hidden files
  -include-dirs
    	Include directories in addition to files

Install

Using go install to put it on your $GOBIN:

go install github.com/purarue/newest@latest

Manually:

git clone https://github.com/purarue/newest
cd ./newest
go build .
# copy binary somewhere on your $PATH
sudo cp ./newest /usr/local/bin

Examples

I use this in a lot of small scripts/aliases bound to key bindings:

To move the last file from my Downloads folder to my current directory:

mv -v "$(newest "${HOME}/Downloads")" './'

To preview my latest screenshot:

nsxiv -a "$(newest "${HOME}/Pictures/Screenshots")"

To grab my most recent screenshot, and upload it to imgur:

imgur-uploader "$(newest "${HOME}/Pictures/Screenshots")"

Also commonly use it to check some output file from a command that just run in this directory:

• cat "$(newest)"
• jq <$(newest)
• wc -l <$(newest)
• tail -f $(newest)