Linux – recursively find the newest files in a subdirectory Posted on August 27, 2014 by Gugulethu Ncube 1 find . -type f -printf "%C@ %p\n" | sort -rn | head -n 10 References 1. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10575665/linux-find-command-find-10-latest-files-recursively-regardless-of-time-span About Gugulethu NcubeIT enthusiast getting things done.Mail | Twitter | LinkedIn | More Posts (188)