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# 8  
Old 03-10-2007
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Originally Posted by mrgubbala
Hi,
Can anyone please give me the grep command to find all the lines in a file
that exceed 80 columns

If by columns you mean characters:
Code:
grep '.\{81\}' filename

Or:
Code:
awk 'length($0) > 80' filename

If you mean fields (adjust FS to the appropriate regexp if necessary):
Code:
awk 'NF > 80' filename

# 9  
Old 03-11-2007
Quote:
awk 'length($0) > 80' filename
could be just,
Code:
awk 'length > 80' filename

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