> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mark Perry > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 8:26 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Longest line in a text file? > > McKown, John wrote: > > Is there a handy utility that I've missed which will tell > me the longest > > line in a text file? I'm looking at something that I could use to > > determine if a text file should be printed in portrait or landscape > > mode, depending on the longest line length. > > > > Just did that today ;-) > > use wc -L > > mark
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