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Asked: 2026-05-15T18:37:27+00:00

How can you find the most recently modified folder (NOT A FILE) in a

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How can you find the most recently modified folder (NOT A FILE) in a directory using Ruby?

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    Dir.glob("a_directory/*/").max_by {|f| File.mtime(f)}

    Dir.glob("a_directory/*/") returns all the directory names in a_directory (as strings) and max_by returns the name of the directory for which File.mtime returns the greatest (i.e. most recent) date.

    Edit: updated answer to match the updated question

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