LOOK(1) User Commands LOOK(1)
NAME
look - find words in the system dictionary or lines in a sorted list
SYNOPSIS
/usr/bin/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/share/lib/dict/words with collating sequence
-df.
look limits the length of a word to search for to 256 characters.
OPTIONS
-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/share/lib/dict/words spelling list
SEE ALSO
grep(1),
sort(1),
attributes(7) March 29, 1994 LOOK(1)
