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1.1       root        1: .TH LOOK 1 "18 January 1983"
                      2: .SH NAME
                      3: look \- find lines in a sorted list
                      4: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      5: .B look
                      6: [
                      7: .B \-df
                      8: ]
                      9: string
                     10: [ file ]
                     11: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     12: .I Look
                     13: consults a sorted
                     14: .I file
                     15: and prints all lines that begin with
                     16: .IR string .
                     17: It uses binary search.
                     18: .PP
                     19: The options 
                     20: .B d
                     21: and
                     22: .B f
                     23: affect comparisons as in
                     24: .IR  sort (1):
                     25: .TP 4
                     26: .B  d
                     27: `Dictionary' order:
                     28: only letters, digits,
                     29: tabs and blanks participate in comparisons.
                     30: .TP 4
                     31: .B  f
                     32: Fold.
                     33: Upper case letters compare equal to lower case.
                     34: .PP
                     35: If no
                     36: .I file
                     37: is specified,
                     38: .I /usr/dict/words
                     39: is assumed with collating sequence
                     40: .B \-df.
                     41: .SH FILES
                     42: /usr/dict/words
                     43: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     44: sort(1), grep(1)

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