September 2009
Beginner
942 pages
85h 34m
English
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Name
look
Synopsis
look [options]string[file]
Search for lines in file (/usr/dict/words by default) that begin with string.
Options
- -a
Use alternate dictionary, /usr/dict/web2.
- -d
Compare only alphanumeric characters.
- -f
Search is not case-sensitive.
- -t character
Stop checking after the first occurrence of character.