What the command to find out the record length of a fixed length file? - UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

		The UNIX and Linux Forums > Top Forums > UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
What the command to find out the record length of a fixed length file?

Google UNIX.COM

Thread: What the command to find out the record length of a fixed length file?

View Single Post in UNIX Forums - Click on the Thread or Permalink to View Entire Thread -->

#2 (permalink)

10-09-2007

radoulov

addict

Join Date: Jan 2007

Location: Milan, Italy/Varna, Bulgaria

Posts: 1,432

Code:

awk '{print length;exit}' filename

in shell (bash, zsh, ksh93):

Code:

<filename IFS= read;echo ${#REPLY}

Last edited by radoulov; 10-09-2007 at 11:36 AM. Reason: IFS for shell version adjusted