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LOOK(1)             UNIX Programmer's Manual		  LOOK(1)



[1mNAME
     [0mlook - find lines in a sorted list

[1mSYNOPSIS
     look [0m[ [1m-df [0m] string [ file ]

[1mDESCRIPTION
     [0m_L_o_o_k consults a sorted _f_i_l_e and prints all lines that begin
     with _s_t_r_i_n_g.  It uses binary search.

     The options [1md [0mand [1mf [0maffect comparisons as in _s_o_r_t(1):

     [1md	 [0m`Dictionary' order: only letters, digits, tabs and
	 blanks participate in comparisons.

     [1mf	 [0mFold.	Upper case letters compare equal to lower case.

     If no _f_i_l_e is specified, /_u_s_r/_s_h_a_r_e/_d_i_c_t/_w_o_r_d_s is assumed
     with collating sequence [1m-df.

FILES
     [0m/usr/share/dict/words

[1mSEE ALSO
     [0msort(1), grep(1)






























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