Re: keeping the two latest files on a folder

Israel Garcia skrev:
Hi List,

It's a simple question but difficult to me :-).

How can I delete all files on a folder /xxxx but keeping only the two
latest (newest) files?

untested, run it with 'echo' in front first to test:
rm $(ls -rt | sed '1,2d')


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