June 2002
Beginner
759 pages
80h 42m
English
look
look *fh,key,dict,fold
Performs string search and sets the position in filehandle
fh to the first line with a key equal
to or greater than key. Returns the new
file position, or -1 in case of
error. Takes the following arguments:
fhFilehandle of the dictionary file
keyKey to search for
dictIf true, searches in dictionary order, considering only word characters and whitespace
foldIf true, ignores case