#include <bits/stdc++.h>

#ifndef LOCAL_
#define fprintf if( false ) fprintf
#endif // LOCAL_
#define dumpi(x1) fprintf(stderr, "#%s.%d (%s) = (%d)\n", __func__, __LINE__, #x1, x1);
#define dumpii(x1, x2) fprintf(stderr, "#%s.%d (%s, %s) = (%d, %d)\n", __func__, __LINE__, #x1, #x2, x1, x2);
#define dumpiii(x1, x2, x3) fprintf(stderr, "#%s.%d (%s, %s, %s) = (%d, %d, %d)\n", __func__, __LINE__, #x1, #x2, #x3, x1, x2, x3);
#define dumpl(x1) fprintf(stderr, "#%s.%d (%s) = (%ld)\n", __func__, __LINE__, #x1, x1);
#define dumpll(x1, x2) fprintf(stderr, "#%s.%d (%s, %s) = (%ld, %ld)\n", __func__, __LINE__, #x1, #x2, x1, x2);
#define dumpd(x1) fprintf(stderr, "#%s.%d (%s) = (%lf)\n", __func__, __LINE__, #x1, x1);
#define dumpdd(x1, x2) fprintf(stderr, "#%s.%d (%s, %s) = (%lf, %lf)\n", __func__, __LINE__, #x1, #x2, x1, x2);

int main() {
  std::string str;
  std::cin >> str;
  long t = std::stol(str);
  long low  = t % 1000000000;
  long high = t / 1000000000;
  int res = t < 1000000001 ? 0 : ((int)str.size() - 10) * 9 + (high > low ? str[0] - '0' - 1 : str[0] - '0');
  printf("%d\n", res);
  
  return 0;
}