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Removing oldest file in directory with spaces in name

Hi everyone I'm trying to remove a file in a directory that has spaces in the name I'm currently trying to do this

rm `ls -t1 | tail -1`

only problem I have is that I can't remove the oldest file if it has spaces in the name

Is there a work around this?

Thanks!

Solution 
  • rm "$(ls -t|tail -1)"

    (The 1 argument to ls isn't needed.)