Read from a file starting at the end, similar to tail

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To read the last 1024 bytes:

using (var reader = new StreamReader("foo.txt"))
{
    if (reader.BaseStream.Length > 1024)
    {
        reader.BaseStream.Seek(-1024, SeekOrigin.End);
    }
    string line;
    while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(line);
    }
}

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