have a txt file of dictionary words on my server.
need to extract only those with 5 letters or less...is it possible using some linux command like awk grep?

i tried grep but it doesnt work.

thanks
sam

btw easy word is on one line

like

amazon
people
love
xxx
purple

.
.
.

grep -v ...... file

this returns all lines except those matching 6 or more characters.

thanks.
it worked,
appreciate your help.