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JorgeeFG
Asked: 2013-09-11 11:40:31 +0800 CST

Read lpstat output in reverse order?

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Is it possible to make lpstat output print jobs in reverse order, from newer to older? Starting from the end of file?

Currently we see in the output the first sent document, then the second, etc.

I have more than 5K jobs and I want to output only the ones new for me, cancelling the cycle once I reach the last job id I printed in screen.

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  1. Best Answer

    Yes, you can using tac:

    lpstat | tac

    If you want to revert order only, let say, last 10 lines, combine your command with tail:

    lpstat | tail -n 10 | tac
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