Manual page for LOOK(1)
look - find lines in a sorted list
SYNOPSIS
look
[
-df
]
string
[ file ]
DESCRIPTION
Look
consults a sorted
file
and prints all lines that begin with
string.
It uses binary search.
The options
d
and
f
affect comparisons as in
sort.1
- d
-
`Dictionary' order:
only letters, digits,
tabs and blanks participate in comparisons.
- f
-
Fold.
Upper case letters compare equal to lower case.
If no
file
is specified,
/usr/dict/words
is assumed with collating sequence
-df.
FILES
/usr/dict/words
SEE ALSO
sort(1), grep(1)
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Last modified 11/5/97
