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diff --git a/static/unix-v10/man1/look.1 b/static/unix-v10/man1/look.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9db99ab5 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/unix-v10/man1/look.1 @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +.TH LOOK 1 +.CT 1 files +.SH NAME +look \(mi find lines in a sorted list +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B look +[ +.BI -dfnixt c +] +[ +.I string +] +[ +.I file +] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Look +consults a sorted +.I file +and prints all lines that begin with +.IR string . +It uses binary search. +.PP +The following options are recognized. +Options +.BI dfnt c +affect comparisons as in +.IR sort (1). +.TP +.B -i +Interactive. +There is no +.I string +argument; instead +.I look +takes lines from the standard input as strings to be looked up. +.TP +.B -x +Exact. +Print only lines of the file whose key matches +.I string +exactly. +.TP +.B -d +`Directory' order: +only letters, digits, +tabs and blanks participate in comparisons. +.TP +.B -f +Fold. +Upper case letters compare equal to lower case. +.TP +.B -n +Numeric comparison with initial string of digits, optional minus sign, +and optional decimal point. +.TP +.BI -t c +`Tab character' +.I c +terminates the sort key in the +.I file. +.PP +If no +.I file +is specified, +.F /usr/dict/words +is assumed, with collating sequence +.BR df . +.SH FILES +.F /usr/dict/words +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.IR sort (1), +.IR gre (1), +.IR dict (7) +.SH DIAGNOSTICS +.I Look +returns exit status 0 if +.I string +is found, 1 if not found, 2 for error. |
