REV(1) User Commands REV(1)

NAME

rev - reverse the characters or lines of one or more files

SYNOPSIS

/usr/bin/rev [-l] [file...]


ksh93
rev [-l] [file...]

DESCRIPTION

rev copies one or more files to standard output, reversing the order
of characters on every line of the file, or reversing the order of
lines of the file if -l is specified

OPTIONS

The following options are supported:

-l
--line
Reverse the order of the lines of the file, instead of
characters.

OPERANDS

The following operands are supported:

file
Specifies the name of the file to use as input.

If file is not specified, or if file is a -, rev copies from
standard input starting at the current offset.

EXIT STATUS

The following exit values are returned:

0
All files copied successfully.


>0
One or more files did not copy.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|CSI | Enabled |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Committed |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

cat(1), ksh93(1), tail(1), attributes(7)

August 11, 2009 REV(1)