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.\"	@(#)look.1	6.1 (Berkeley) 4/29/85
.\"
.TH LOOK 1 "April 29, 1985"
.AT 3
.SH NAME
look \- find lines in a sorted list
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B look
[
.B \-df
]
string
[ file ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Look
consults a sorted
.I file
and prints all lines that begin with
.IR string .
It uses binary search.
.PP
The options 
.B d
and
.B f
affect comparisons as in
.IR  sort (1):
.TP 4
.B  d
`Dictionary' order:
only letters, digits,
tabs and blanks participate in comparisons.
.TP 4
.B  f
Fold.
Upper case letters compare equal to lower case.
.PP
If no
.I file
is specified,
.I /usr/dict/words
is assumed with collating sequence
.B \-df.
.SH FILES
/usr/dict/words
.SH "SEE ALSO"
sort(1), grep(1)
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	5	.SH NAME
	6	look \- find lines in a sorted list
	7	.SH SYNOPSIS
	8	.B look
	9	[
	10	.B \-df
	11	]
	12	string
	13	[ file ]
	14	.SH DESCRIPTION
	15	.I Look
	16	consults a sorted
	17	.I file
	18	and prints all lines that begin with
	19	.IR string .
	20	It uses binary search.
	21	.PP
	22	The options
	23	.B d
	24	and
	25	.B f
	26	affect comparisons as in
	27	.IR sort (1):
	28	.TP 4
	29	.B d
	30	`Dictionary' order:
	31	only letters, digits,
	32	tabs and blanks participate in comparisons.
	33	.TP 4
	34	.B f
	35	Fold.
	36	Upper case letters compare equal to lower case.
	37	.PP
	38	If no
	39	.I file
	40	is specified,
	41	.I /usr/dict/words
	42	is assumed with collating sequence
	43	.B \-df.
	44	.SH FILES
	45	/usr/dict/words
	46	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	47	sort(1), grep(1)