From e92c24d49dbde6bba88973727cc44e222afb8334 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Emily Grace Seville Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 04:29:53 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] tac: refresh page (#8057) * More general descriptions and better title * Don't use `print` word * More specific verb in first sample description: - `display` -> `concatenate` * Add `-b`/`-r`/`-s` examples * Duplicate `tac` to `linux/` * Highlight first option chars * Add `See also` reference --- pages/common/tac.md | 23 ++++++++++++++++------- pages/linux/tac.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) create mode 100644 pages/linux/tac.md diff --git a/pages/common/tac.md b/pages/common/tac.md index 85804e5f5..cfa316dad 100644 --- a/pages/common/tac.md +++ b/pages/common/tac.md @@ -1,16 +1,25 @@ # tac -> Print and concatenate files in reverse (last line first). +> Display and concatenate files with lines in reversed order. +> See also: `cat`. > More information: . -- Print the contents of *file1* reversed to the standard output: +- Concatenate specific files in reversed order: -`tac {{file1}}` +`tac {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` -- Print the contents of the standard input reversed to the standard output: +- Display `stdin` in reversed order: -`{{command}} | tac` +`{{cat path/to/file}} | tac` -- Concatenate several files reversed into the target file: +- Use a specific [s]eparator: -`tac {{file1}} {{file2}} > {{target_file}}` +`tac -s {{separator}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` + +- Use a specific [r]egex as a [s]eparator: + +`tac -r -s {{separator}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` + +- Use a separator [b]efore each file: + +`tac -b {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` diff --git a/pages/linux/tac.md b/pages/linux/tac.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..77244838a --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/linux/tac.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# tac + +> Display and concatenate files with lines in reversed order. +> See also: `cat`. +> More information: . + +- Concatenate specific files in reversed order: + +`tac {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` + +- Display `stdin` in reversed order: + +`{{cat path/to/file}} | tac` + +- Use a specific separator: + +`tac --separator {{,}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` + +- Use a specific regex as a separator: + +`tac --regex --separator {{[,;]}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` + +- Use a separator before each file: + +`tac --before {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`