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1.1       root        1: .\"    @(#)look.1      6.1 (Berkeley) 4/29/85
                      2: .\"
                      3: .TH LOOK 1 "April 29, 1985"
                      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)

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