.Dd Jul 9, 2018
.Dt lml 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm lml
.Nd check for maximum line length
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op -l num
.Op Ar
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility prints a set of errors to standard error if there are lines
inside each
.Ar file
that exceed
.Ar num
characters.
If
.Ar num
is not specified, the default value is 72 characters.
If
.Ar file
is absent,
.Nm
reads from standard input.
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr awk 1