This specifies the record length or the maximum record length of the input record.
Format
-z recsizerecsize
This specifies the record length in byte.
For binary files, the record length is specified when the record format is a fixed-length record form. When the record format is a variable-length record form, the maximum record length is specified. For text files, the maximum record length including the line feed code is specified.
Note
In the binary file (variable-length record form) and the text file, if the record length specified by recsize is longer than the actual maximum record length, it is possible to process. However, when the record length that is longer than the actual maximum record length is specified by recsize, it becomes the factor of the performance deterioration according to the difference between a specified record length and the actual maximum record length.