NAME

look − find lines in a sorted list or words in the system dictionary

SYNOPSIS

look [ −df ] string [ file ]

DESCRIPTION

Look consults a sorted file and prints all lines that begin with string.

OPTIONS

−d‘Dictionary’ order: only letters, digits, tabs and blanks participate in comparisons. 

−fFold: Upper case letters compare equal to lower case. 

If no file is specified, look uses /usr/dict/words with collating sequence −df. 

FILES

/usr/dict/words

SEE ALSO

sort(1V), grep(1V)

Sun Release 3.2  —  Last change: 13 April 1983