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Old 03-08-2011
Error with using a shell command(looks more generic error)
Hi,

This error is actually out of implementing the command posted here -

https://www.unix.com/shell-programmin...nes-shell.html

Here is the error i get -

awk: Input line xxxxx cannot be longer than 3,000 bytes.
The source line number is 1.


I'm not facign any errors when implementing this on small files. But when the file size increases i'm stuck with this error. I just googled it, but i cudnt find a right solution for this. Have anyone got a fix for this, pls hlp?

The size of the file the file that i'm trying with is 155153799 (got this using the command ls -l)

Thanks!Smilie
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Old 03-08-2011
Basic awk has this annoying limitation on many systems. This is why we always like people to tell us what their system is before we try to help them, lest we give them answers that mysteriously don't work.

Use nawk or gawk if you have it, they have longer limits.
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