07-20-2006
No, I'm telling it to print the last field on the last line. The END block is execute after the entire file has been read, so the current line is the last line.
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line(1) User Commands line(1)
NAME
line - read one line
SYNOPSIS
line
DESCRIPTION
The line utility copies one line (up to and including a new-line) from the standard input and writes it on the standard output. It returns
an exit status of 1 on EOF and always prints at least a new-line. It is often used within shell files to read from the user's terminal.
EXIT STATUS
Exit status is:
0 Successful completion
>0 End-of-file on input.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
sh(1), read(2), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.10 1 Feb 1995 line(1)