co...@sdf.org wrote: > reversing lines currently: > BSDs: tail -r > GNU: tac > > Anyone writing portable code: sed '1!G;h;$!d' > (Yes that actually works) > > Attached diff adds a hard link tac (need set lists adjusted though, and > I have a man page). it doesn't add any of the GNU tac options.
It doesn't work the same for multiple files. $ echo a > 1 $ echo b > 2 $ tac 2 1 b a $ tail -r 2 1 ==> 2 <== b ==> 1 <== a -uwe