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10.0;revl (reverse_lines), revision 1.0, 88/01/21
revl (reverse_lines) -- Reverse each line in a file.
usage: revl [pathname ...]



DESCRIPTION
     revl copies the named files to standard output, reversing the order of
     the characters in every line.

ARGUMENTS
     pathname (optional)
                    Specify name of file containing lines to be reversed.

                    Default if omitted:  read standard input

EXAMPLES
     Reverse a line from standard input.

     $ revl
     This command produces interesting results.
     .stluser gnitseretni secudorp dnammoc sihT
     *** EOF ***
     $


     Sort the system dictionary by suffixes to produce a rhyming dictionary.

     $ revl /sys/dict | srf | revl >rhyming_dict
     $

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