Batch to list file contents but sort newest first

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Hooby1
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Batch to list file contents but sort newest first

#1 Post by Hooby1 » 12 Oct 2020 04:13

Is it possible to have a script that when executed, will export the file contents of a folder to a text file but show the exported results with the newest files (date modified) first?

T3RRY
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Re: Batch to list file contents but sort newest first

#2 Post by T3RRY » 12 Oct 2020 05:36

yes, its possible. read the output of dir /? for usage information regarding the switches needed to sort as per your need.

Hooby1
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Re: Batch to list file contents but sort newest first

#3 Post by Hooby1 » 12 Oct 2020 07:49

Many thanks. I was after something along the line of:

dir /b /W /O-D > updates.txt

and this works great!

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