usr/src/usr.bin/look/look.1

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.Dd
.Dt LOOK 1
.Os BSD 4.4
.Sh NAME
.Nm look
.Nd display lines beginning with a given string
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm look
.Op Fl df
.Ar string
.Op Ar file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm Look
utility searchs a text
.Ar file
for all
matches of
.Ar string .
The
.Ar file
must be sorted for
.Nm look
to work properly. If
.Ar file
is not specified, the file
.Pa /usr/share/dict/words
is used.
.Pp
Options:
.Tw Ds
.Tp Ar d
Dictionary character set and order.
.Tp Ar f
Ignore case.
.Tp
.Sh FILES
.Dw /usr/share/dict/words
.Di L
.Dp Pa /usr/share/dict/words
A spelling dictionary.
.Dp
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr sort 1 ,
.Xr grep 1
.Sh HISTORY
.Nm Look
appeared in Version 7 AT&T Unix.