newest

returns newest file of a set of files

Calling Sequence

k=newest(paths)
k=newest(path1,path2,...,pathn)

Arguments

:k the index of the newest file : :paths a character string vector, paths(i) is the pathname of ith

file

: :pathi a character string, the pathname of ith file :

Description

Given a set of pathnames newest returns the index of the newest one. Non existant files are supposed to be the oldest.

Examples

newest('SCI/modules/graphics/macros/bode.sci','SCI/modules/graphics/macros/bode.bin')
newest(['SCI/modules/graphics/macros/bode.sci','SCI/modules/graphics/macros/bode.bin'])
newest('SCI/modules/graphics/macros/bode.'+['sci','bin'])

See Also

• fileinfo provides information about a file