Print the last line of a file, from the CLI
Use the right tool for the job. Since you want to get the last line of a file, tail is the appropriate tool for the job, especially if you have a large file. Tail's file processing algorithm is more efficient in this case.
tail -n 1 fileIf you really want to use awk,
awk 'END{print}' fileEDIT : tail -1 file deprecated
Is it a must to use awk for this? Why not just use tail -n 1 myFile ?