LOOK(1)

NAME
look - find lines in a sorted list

SYNOPSIS
    look [-df] string [file]

DESCRIPTION
Look uses a binary search against a sorted file to print out all lines that begin with the given string. It does make use of Perl's "use locale" pragma.

The -d and -f options affect comparisons as in sort(1):

-d  `Dictionary' order: only non-alphanumerics and underscores participate in comparisons.

-f  Fold. Upper case letters compare equal to lower case.

If no file is specified, /usr/dict/words (or /usr/share/dict/words if the former is missing) is assumed with a collating sequence -df.

FILES
/usr/dict/words

/usr/share/dict/words

SEE ALSO
sort(1), grep(1), perllocale

BUGS
look has no known bugs.

AUTHOR
The Perl implementation of look was written by Tom Christiansen, tchrist@perl.com.

COPYRIGHT and LICENSE
This program is copyright (c) Tom Christiansen 1999.

This program is free and open software. You may use, modify, distribute, and sell this program (and any modified variants) in any way you wish, provided you do not restrict others from doing the same.