How do I find the newest file in a directory using a PowerShell script?

Question

If, for example, I have a directory which contains the following files:

Test-20120626-1023.txt
Test-20120626-0710.txt
Test-20120626-2202.txt
Test-20120626-19         


        

Answer 1

You could try something like this:

$dir = "C:\test_code"
$latest = Get-ChildItem -Path $dir | Sort-Object LastAccessTime -Descending | Select-Object -First 1
$latest.name