Code/Approach Golf: Find row in text file with too many columns

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Published on 2010-06-08T19:05:53Z Indexed on 2010/06/08 19:12 UTC
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Given a text file that is supposed to contain 10 tab-delimited columns (i.e. 9 tabs), I'd like to find all rows that have more than 10 columns (more than 9 tabs). Each row ends with CR-LF.

Assume nothing about the data, field widths, etc, other than the above.

Comments regarding approach, and/or working code would be extremely appreciated. Bonus for printing line numbers of offending lines as well.

Thanks in advance!

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