Re: How do I read a file line by line in reverse order (from EOF to start of file)

If you're on a unix (at least Linux) system, you can use the command 'tac' to reverse the lines in a file. so:

$/ = "\n";
open(REVERSE_FILE, "|/usr/bin/tac $filename");
while (<REVERSE_FILE>) {
    print "$_\n";
}
close REVERSE_FILE;
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Re: Answer: How do I read a file line by line in reverse order (from EOF to start of file) by Anonymous Monk on Dec 01, 2002 at 20:02 UTC
I will put the pipe at the end: `"/usr/bin/tac $filename \|"`	[reply] [d/l]