Some alternatives without using File::ReadBackwards:

#!/usr/bin/env perl

#     $Id: reverse.pl,v 1.2 2017/07/20 18:51:47 karl Exp karl $
# http://perlmonks.org/?node_id=1195633

use strict;
use warnings;
use Tie::File;

my $file = shift;

print qx(cat $file);

print qq(--\n);

open my $fh, '<', $file or die $!;

my @data = reverse <$fh>;

close $fh;

print for @data;

print qq(--\n);

tie( @data, "Tie::File", $file, mode => 0 ) or die $!;

for ( reverse( 0 .. $#data ) ) {
    print qq($data[$_]\n);
}

untie @data;

__END__

karls-mac-mini:monks karl$ ./reverse.pl file.txt 
foo
bar
nose
cuke
--
cuke
nose
bar
foo
--
cuke
nose
bar
foo

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What you choose may depend on the size of your file. And everything has it's price.

Regards, Karl

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