newest - returns newest file of a set of files

Calling Sequence

k=newest(paths)

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

Parameters

• k : the index of the newest file
• paths : a character string vector (or list), 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/macros/xdess/bode.sci','SCI/macros/xdess/bode.bin')
newest('SCI/macros/xdess/bode.'+['sci','bin'])
 
  

See Also

fileinfo ,