Re (tilly) 2: Print last line in a file

Your open should have an error check as described in perlstyle.

This is usually done explicitly, but the various shortcuts do so as well. For instance try this:

@ARGV="your_file";
print((<>)[-1]);
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BTW I really did need both pairs of parens.

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Re: Re (tilly) 2: Print last line in a file by nehlwyn (Acolyte) on Aug 22, 2001 at 06:44 UTC
Greetings fellow monk, You're dammmn right , sir ... 'was a bit hasty of me ... But fortun'ly , 'had a fellow monk to DWIM(eant) ...;-) the little one.	[reply]