import java.util.*; import java.io.*; import java.math.*;
public class Main{
	//Don't have to see. start------------------------------------------
	static class InputIterator{
		ArrayList<String> inputLine = new ArrayList<String>(1024);
		int index = 0; int max; String read;
		InputIterator(){
			BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
			try{
				while((read = br.readLine()) != null){
					inputLine.add(read);
				}
			}catch(IOException e){}
			max = inputLine.size();
		}
		boolean hasNext(){return (index < max);}
		String next(){
			if(hasNext()){
				return inputLine.get(index++);
			}else{
				throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("There is no more input");
			}
		}
	}
	static HashMap<Integer, String> CONVSTR = new HashMap<Integer, String>();
	static InputIterator ii = new InputIterator();//This class cannot be used in reactive problem.
	static PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(System.out);
	static void flush(){out.flush();}
	static void myout(Object t){out.println(t);}
	static void myerr(Object t){System.err.print("debug:");System.err.println(t);}
	static String next(){return ii.next();}
	static boolean hasNext(){return ii.hasNext();}
	static int nextInt(){return Integer.parseInt(next());}
	static long nextLong(){return Long.parseLong(next());}
	static double nextDouble(){return Double.parseDouble(next());}
	static ArrayList<String> nextStrArray(){return myconv(next(), 8);}
	static ArrayList<String> nextCharArray(){return myconv(next(), 0);}
	static ArrayList<Integer> nextIntArray(){
		ArrayList<String> input = nextStrArray(); ArrayList<Integer> ret = new ArrayList<Integer>(input.size());
		for(int i = 0; i < input.size(); i++){
			ret.add(Integer.parseInt(input.get(i)));
		}
		return ret;
	}
	static ArrayList<Long> nextLongArray(){
		ArrayList<String> input = nextStrArray(); ArrayList<Long> ret = new ArrayList<Long>(input.size());
		for(int i = 0; i < input.size(); i++){
			ret.add(Long.parseLong(input.get(i)));
		}
		return ret;
	}
	static String myconv(Object list, int no){//only join
		String joinString = CONVSTR.get(no);
		if(list instanceof String[]){
			return String.join(joinString, (String[])list);
		}else if(list instanceof ArrayList){
			return String.join(joinString, (ArrayList)list);
		}else{
			throw new ClassCastException("Don't join");
		}
	}
	static ArrayList<String> myconv(String str, int no){//only split
		String splitString = CONVSTR.get(no);
		return new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(str.split(splitString)));
	}
	public static void main(String[] args){
		CONVSTR.put(8, " "); CONVSTR.put(9, "\n"); CONVSTR.put(0, "");
		solve();flush();
	}
	//Don't have to see. end------------------------------------------
	static void solve(){//Here is the main function
      ArrayList<String> s = nextCharArray();
      HashMap<String, Integer> list = new HashMap<String, Integer>();
      for(int i = 0; i < s.size(); i++){
        if(list.containsKey(s.get(i))){
          list.put(s.get(i), list.get(s.get(i)) + 1);
        }else{
          list.put(s.get(i), 1);
        }
      }
      if(list.keySet().size() == 1){
        myout(0);
        return;
      }
      
      Iterator it = list.keySet().iterator();
      int output = 107;
      while(it.hasNext()){
        String tmpkey = (String)it.next();
        ArrayList<String> tmpS = (ArrayList<String>)s.clone();
        int count = 0;
        while(!check(tmpS, tmpkey)){
          for(int j = 0; j < tmpS.size() - 1; j++){
            if(tmpS.get(j + 1).equals(tmpkey)){
              tmpS.set(j, tmpkey);
            }
          }
          count++;
          tmpS.remove(tmpS.size() - 1);
        }
        output = Math.min(output, count);
      }
      myout(output);
	}
	//Method addition frame start

static boolean check(ArrayList<String> str, String chr){
  boolean ret = true;
  for(int i = 0; i < str.size(); i++){
    if(!str.get(i).equals(chr)){
      ret = false;
    }
  }
  return ret;
}

	//Method addition frame end
}


Measured memory_bytes: 34132