my $last_line;
while( <> ){
 $last_line = $_;
}

Sure... depends on the size of the log, though. Do that for a log that is
say 500MB in size and you are in for quite a wait as it will loop over each
line in the file will it not?

On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 1:46 PM, Mr. Shawn H. Corey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>  On Wed, 2008-09-17 at 15:41 +0530, Manasi Bopardikar wrote:
> > I have a log file-
> >
> > | 15 Sep 2008 - 06:37 | TWikiGuest | view | TWiki.WebHome |  Mozilla |
> > 10.88.68.26 |
> >
> > | 15 Sep 2008 - 06:37 | TWikiGuest | view | TWiki.TWikiFAQ |  Mozilla |
> > 10.88.68.26 |
> >
> > | 15 Sep 2008 - 06:38 | TWikiGuest | view | TWiki.TWikiTutorial |
>  Mozilla |
> > 10.88.68.26 |
> >
> > | 15 Sep 2008 - 06:42 | TWikiGuest | view | TWiki.TWikiUsersGuide |
>  Mozilla
> > | 10.88.68.26 |
> >
> > | 15 Sep 2008 - 06:42 | TWikiGuest | view | TWiki.TWikiFAQ |  Mozilla |
> > 10.88.68.26 |
> >
> > | 15 Sep 2008 - 06:44 | TWikiGuest | view | TWiki.ATasteOfTWiki |
>  Mozilla |
> > 10.88.68.26 |
> >
> > | 15 Sep 2008 - 06:46 | TWikiGuest | view | TWiki.WebHome |  Mozilla |
> > 10.88.68.26 |
> >
> > | 16 Sep 2008 - 04:06 | KailasMhase | save | Main.TestNewGroup |  |
> > 10.88.68.26 |
> >
> > | 16 Sep 2008 - 04:30 | TWikiGuest | view | Main.WebHome |  Mozilla |
> > 10.77.224.12 |
> >
> > | 16 Sep 2008 - 04:30 | TWikiGuest | view | TWiki.WebHome |  Mozilla |
> > 10.77.224.12 |
> >
> > | 16 Sep 2008 - 04:30 | TWikiGuest | view | TWiki.InstalledPlugins |
> > Mozilla | 10.77.224.12 |
> >
> > | 16 Sep 2008 - 04:30 | TWikiGuest | view | TWiki.SpreadSheetPlugin |
> > Mozilla | 10.77.224.12 |
> >
> > | 16 Sep 2008 - 04:32 | TWikiGuest | view | TWiki.TwistyPlugin |  Mozilla
> |
> > 10.77.224.12 |
> >
> > | 16 Sep 2008 - 04:32 | TWikiGuest | view | TWiki.WebHome |  Mozilla |
> > 10.77.224.12 |
> >
> > | 16 Sep 2008 - 04:32 | TWikiGuest | view | TWiki.InstalledPlugins |
> > Mozilla | 10.77.224.12 |
> >
> > | 16 Sep 2008 - 04:33 | TWikiGuest | view | TWiki.SlideShowPlugin |
>  Mozilla
> > | 10.77.224.12 |
> >
> > | 16 Sep 2008 - 04:34 | TWikiGuest | view | TWiki.InstalledPlugins |
> > Mozilla | 10.77.224.12 |
> >
> > | 16 Sep 2008 - 04:50 | TWikiGuest | view | TWiki.InstalledPlugins |
> > Mozilla | 10.88.68.26 |
> >
> > | 17 Sep 2008 - 04:54 | TWikiGuest | view | TWiki.TWikiFuncDotPm |
>  Mozilla
> > | 10.88.68.26 |
> >
> >
> >
> > How can I get the last entry of this file?(highlighted in blue)
>
> my $last_line;
> while( <> ){
>  $last_line = $_;
> }
>
>
> --
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>  Shawn
>
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>
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