NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

look [ −df ] [ −tc ] string [ filename ]

DESCRIPTION

look consults a sorted filename
 and prints all lines that begin with string.

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

OPTIONS

−d Dictionary order.  Only letters, digits, TAB and SPACE characters are used in comparisons. 

−f Fold case.  Upper case letters aren’t distinguished from lower case in comparisons. 

−tc Set termination character.  All characters to the right of c in string are ignored. 

FILES

/usr/dict/words

SEE ALSO

grep(1V), sort(1V)

Sun Release 4.0  —  Last change: 17 August 1987