GNU bug report logs - #12115
Please add tip about using tac to reverse a file byte-by-byte

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>

Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 21:46:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 12115 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>
To: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>
Cc: 12115 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12115: Please add tip about using tac to reverse a file
	byte-by-byte
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 22:55:09 +0100

On 1 August 2012 22:50, Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Cool tip.  But not quite accurate - you need a literal newline instead
> of a space on the other side of that regex alternation.

Sorry, I just copied what I found at

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6438099/linux-command-line-tool-to-reverse-byte-order-change-endianess

without thinking. I see your point.

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