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Asked: June 11, 20262026-06-11T23:27:56+00:00 2026-06-11T23:27:56+00:00

In Linux command using wc -L it’s possible to get the length of longest

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In Linux command using wc -L it’s possible to get the length of longest line of a text file.

How do I find the length of the shortest line of a text file?

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    2026-06-11T23:27:57+00:00Added an answer on June 11, 2026 at 11:27 pm

    Try this:

    awk '{print length}' <your_file> | sort -n | head -n1
    

    This command gets lengths of all files, sorts them (correctly, as numbers) and, fianlly, prints the smallest number to console.

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