NAME

     look - find lines in a sorted list


SYNOPSIS

     look [-df] string [file]


DESCRIPTION

     Look consults a sorted file and prints all lines that  begin
     with  string.  It uses binary search.  The options -d and -f
     affect comparisons as in sort(1).  If no file is  specified,
     /usr/lib/dict/words is assumed with collating sequence -df.


OPTIONS

     -d   Dictionary order:  compare  letters,  digits  and  whi-
          tespace.

     -f   Fold. Upper case letters compare equal to lower case.


FILES

     /usr/lib/dict/words      Sorted list of English words.


SEE ALSO

     sort(1), spell(1).


AUTHOR

     Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)