open last modified file in the directory using vi

Question

I want a quick way to open the last modified file in the directory, perhaps in a form of alias.

Currently, I do ls -ltr. Then copy-and-paste the filename

Assume that I am using tcsh

Why the Bash tag if you're using tcsh? – Dennis Williamson Jan 14 '10 at 19:21 — Dennis Williamson, Jan 14 '10 at 19:21
I think that's find here; the answer works in bash as well. – gravity black Sep 13 '16 at 17:54 — gravity black, Sep 13 '16 at 17:54

score 21 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 14 '10 at 18:53

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vi `ls -tr | tail -1`

answered Jan 14 '10 at 18:53

GJ.

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May want to add --groups-directories-first to the ls, that way files are always at the end. – Randy Morris Jan 14 '10 at 20:22
i saved file using :x firstVimFile.txt using Vim for Windows and it quit dont know where file got saved and how to open it back..:/ – Jan 01 '13 at 06:08

Subhash · Answer 2 · 2018-04-09T16:43:05.237

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Creating an alias for the mentioned answer will avoid typing the command every time.

Add below entry in .tcshrc file and reload.

alias v='vi `ls -tr | tail -1`'

To avoid going to log folder and executing the command, create below alias and reload.

alias -- -='cd -'
alias v='cd /path/to/log/folder; vi `ls -tr | tail -1` ; -'

edited Apr 09 '18 at 16:43

answered Apr 09 '18 at 15:48

Subhash

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