reverse

Output lines in reverse order.

Synopsis

tofu reverse [files...]

Description

Output the lines of each file in reverse order (last line first, first line last). Similar to the tac command.

Examples

Reverse a file:

tofu reverse file.txt

Reverse from stdin:

echo -e "first\nsecond\nthird" | tofu reverse

Reverse multiple files:

tofu reverse file1.txt file2.txt

Sample Output

Input:

line 1
line 2
line 3

Output:

line 3
line 2
line 1

Use Cases

• Reading log files from newest to oldest
• Reversing command history
• Processing files from bottom to top