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+# $EPIC: maxlen.txt,v 1.1.1.1 2006/07/11 04:57:43 jnelson Exp $
+======Synopsis:======
+$__maxlen__(<word list>)
+======Technical:======
+   * If the <word list> argument is omitted the value 0 is returned.
+   * The return value is the length of the longest word in <word list>.
+======Practical:======
+If you want to "line up" a list of words into columns, you need to know
+how wide your columns should be, and that is determined by the "widest"
+word.  This function will give you that value, so you can compute how
+wide your columns should be and how many you can fit on the screen.
+======Returns:======
+The length in characters of the longest word in <word list>
+======Examples:======
+<file>
+$maxlen()                     returns 0
+$maxlen(one)                  returns 3
+$maxlen(one two three four)   returns 5
+</file>