Here\'s a simple way to view a text file in reverse in Linux. This is particularly useful for viewing the most recent log entries from your web or other service.
Found here: http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?SQID=562146&SPID=822&newpid=822&page=1
sed \'1!G;h;$!d\' logfile
You might want to toss in a \"more\", so that you can see this one page at a time. I.e.
sed \'1!G;h;$!d\' logfile |more
Be forewarned, it takes a lot of memory and time to do this!