Linux / Unix Command: tac

Command Library

NAME

tac - concatenate and print files in reverse  

SYNOPSIS

tac [OPTION]... [FILE]...  

DESCRIPTION

Write each FILE to standard output, last line first. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

-b, --before

attach the separator before instead of after

-r, --regex

interpret the separator as a regular expression

-s, --separator=STRING

use STRING as the separator instead of newline

--help

display this help and exit

--version

output version information and exit

 

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for tac is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and tac programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info tac

should give you access to the complete manual.

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