1look(1)                          User Commands                         look(1)
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NAME

6       look - find words in the system dictionary or lines in a sorted list
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SYNOPSIS

9       /usr/bin/look [-d] [-f] [-tc] string [filename]
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DESCRIPTION

13       The  look  command consults a sorted filename and prints all lines that
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17       If no  filename is specified, look uses /usr/share/lib/dict/words  with
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21       look limits the length of a word to search for to 256 characters.
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OPTIONS

24       -d     Dictionary  order.  Only letters, digits,  TAB and SPACE charac‐
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FILES

37       /usr/share/lib/dict/words    spelling list
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ATTRIBUTES

41       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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46       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
47       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
48       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
49       │Availability                 │SUNWesu                      │
50       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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SEE ALSO

53       grep(1), sort(1), attributes(5)
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57SunOS 5.11                        29 Mar 1994                          look(1)
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