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VI - finding lines longer than 80 characters

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From: Keith Vetter
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 00:53

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In VI, is there an easy way to find all lines whose length
is greater than 80 characters?  I realize tabs are a problem but
let's assume that there are no tabs.

Thanks

Keith

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