ls -ct1 | head -1
broken into elements:
ls -c #sorts by ctime, newest first ls -clt #shows ctime and sorts by ctime ls -cl #show ctime, sorts by name
xterm -xrm '*hold: true' -e $1 & # this is to keep xterm from closing pid1=$! # this is to save the pid, in case you want to close it disown # this is to prevent the finishing shell from closing the xterm
explained here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11668558/open-several-xterm-windows-from-script-without-closing