my $mtime = 0; my $latestfile = ""; find(\&wanted, "/var/bin/testverzeichnis/Projekte/Projektenummern/12/1234"); print "$latestfile\n"; sub wanted { my $name = $File::Find::name; if (-f $name) { my @stats = stat($name); if ($stats[9] > $mtime) { $mtime = $stats[9]; $latestfile = $name; } } }