LOOK(1) General Commands Manual LOOK(1)
NAME
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). If no file is specified, /usr/lib/dict/words is assumed with collating sequence -df.
OPTIONS
-d Dictionary order: compare letters, digits and whitespace.
-f Fold. Upper case letters compare equal to lower case.
FILES
/usr/lib/dict/words Sorted list of English words.
SEE ALSO
sort(1), spell(1).
AUTHOR
Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)
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