How do I install 'rev' in Cygwin?

Question

The Unix rev utility reverses lines in a file. How do I get this under Cygwin? Which package do I need to install?

score 10 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 23 '14 at 13:21

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The package util-linux contains rev. I found out using the Debian package search.

edited Apr 23 '14 at 13:21

Adrian Frühwirth

answered Mar 09 '11 at 14:58

Sjoerd

Yes, you should be able to run the Cygwin setup utility and find and install util-linux. – Zeke Hansell Mar 09 '11 at 16:05
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More relevantly, there's the Cygwin package search at http://cygwin.com/packages. – ak2 Mar 09 '11 at 19:20

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 09 '11 at 15:14

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Use tac or sort -r from GNU coreutils.

answered Mar 09 '11 at 15:14

u1686_grawity

`rev` actually reverts the letters on each line, not the lines in a file. – Sjoerd Mar 09 '11 at 15:16

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