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NAME

linelength - displays all/maximum line lengths of a file.

CONTENTS

Author	Description	Documented Version	Exit Status	Options	Permissions
Rcs Information	Rcs.sh Version	Restrictions	Synopsis	Warning(s)

DOCUMENTED VERSION

1.7 - 2012/01/09 23:05:07

SYNOPSIS

linelength [-mnp] [files]* [-x]* [-X]*

DESCRIPTION

Display all/maximum line lengths of a file.

OPTIONS

-m	display length of longest line in the file
-n	no display of file name associated with max length
-p	print the line after the line number
-x	does ’set -x’ (may be used in functions and external script calls) (see DIAGNOSTICS below)
-X	sets debugging level--the number of times -X is specified" (see DIAGNOSTICS below)

RESTRICTIONS

The backspace detector (1.7) has been tested in a limited fashion--more test cases would be useful. Perhaps also a -i flag to skip the backspace detector test.

RCS.SH VERSION

00010

RCS INFORMATION

$Id: linelength,v 1.7 2012/01/09 23:05:07 earneson Exp $
$Source: /Users/cvs/scripts/all/Users/earneson/bin/linelength,v $
$Date: 2012/01/09 23:05:07 $
$Author: earneson $
$Revision: 1.7 $
$State: Exp $

PERMISSIONS

rwxr-xr-x userUID staff

WARNING(S)

40 - The localize script could not be found. Global machine settings can not be set.

EXIT STATUS

51 - An unknown option was passed to the script, or syntax of the parameters is wrong.
51 - Unknown option >$errflag<
56 - The USAGE was requested using -z or -?.

AUTHOR

Edwin Arneson