Check length of record

Shell Programming and Scripting
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Hi,
I have a problem, please help me,
I have a flat file like this:

P00000000088888888999999999 0000999903 000000000000000000
P00000000077777777000000000 0000999903 000000000000000000
P00000000044444444333333333 0000999903 00000000000000000079875
P00000000066666666111111111 0000999903 000000000000000000
P00000000055555555222222222 0000999903 000000000000000000

Every record has 58 characters
I need to know which records doesn�t have 58 characters (in red)
How can i do that????
Thans for your help

Ministerio Levantando a Cristo - Vi�a del Mar - Chile

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Hi.

Using awk:

awk 'length != 58' file
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awk ' length($0)!=58 {print FNR, $0}' inputfile
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OK, thanks
In this case "file" is the name of my input file?
Where do i print the records what doesn�t have 58 characters??
Thanks

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Hi.

awk 'length != 58' file

Yes, "file" is the input filename.

This will print all records which don't have 58 characters (to answer your question specifically, it will print to standard output).

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OK, really thanks.

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thanks a lot jim mcnamara