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look(1B)
find words in the system dictionary or lines in a sorted list
From the original Amiga UNIX 2.1 manual. Some things it mentions may not be in this release.
NAME
look - find words in the system dictionary or lines in a sorted list
SYNOPSIS
/usr/ucb/look [ -d ] [ -f ] [ -tc ] string [ filename ]
DESCRIPTION
The look command consults a sorted filename and prints all lines that begin with string. If no filename is specified, look uses /usr/ucblib/dict/words with collating sequence -df. The following options are available:
-d Dictionary order. Only letters, digits, TAB and SPACE characters are used in comparisons.
-f Fold case. Upper case letters are not distinguished from lower case in comparisons.
-tc Set termination character. All characters to the right of c in string are ignored.
FILES
/usr/ucblib/dict/words
SEE ALSO
grep(1), sort(1) in the User's Reference Manual.