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60ce37c1 | 1 | .\" @(#)look.1 6.1 (Berkeley) %G% |
f4cde64a | 2 | .\" |
60ce37c1 | 3 | .TH LOOK 1 "" |
f4cde64a KM |
4 | .AT 3 |
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) |