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diff --git a/man/1/look b/man/1/look new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c42158c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/1/look @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +.TH LOOK 1 +.SH NAME +look \- 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 recognised: +.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 +.BR -t [ \f2c\f1 ] +Character +.I c +terminates the sort key in the +.IR file . +By default, tab terminates the key. If +.I c +is missing the entire line comprises the key. +.PP +If no +.I file +is specified, +.B /lib/words +is assumed, with collating sequence +.BR df . +.SH FILES +.B /lib/words +.SH SOURCE +.B /appl/cmd/look.b +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.IR sort (1), +.IR grep (1) +.SH DIAGNOSTICS +The exit status is +.B \&"not found" +if no match is found, and +.B \&"no dictionary" +if +.I file +or the default dictionary cannot be opened. |
