watch tail -20 ls -ltr?

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I would like to see the latest content of a directory.
I tried watch tail -20 ls -ltr ./{directory} it is not working.
Is there a way to constantly shows the content of a directory like watch command?

user1794469 · Accepted Answer

You need to generate the directory list first (ls), then limit it (tail) and watch the whole thing:
watch "ls -ltr ./ | tail -20"

watch tail -20 ls -ltr?

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