@(#)look.1 6.1 (Berkeley) 04/29/85
LOOK 1 ""
.AT 3
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):
4 d `Dictionary' order: only letters, digits, tabs and blanks participate in comparisons.
4 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)