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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# look
> Display lines beginning with a prefix in a sorted file.
> Note: The lines in the file must be sorted.
> See also: `grep`, `sort`.
> More information: <https://man.openbsd.org/look>.
- Search for lines beginning with a specific prefix in a specific file:
`look {{prefix}} {{path/to/file}}`
- Case-insensitively search only on alphanumeric characters:
`look {{[-f|--ignore-case]}} {{[-d|--alphanum]}} {{prefix}} {{path/to/file}}`
- Specify a string termination character (space by default):
`look {{[-t|--terminate]}} {{,}}`
- Search in `/usr/share/dict/words` (`--alphanum` and `--ignore-case` are assumed):
`look {{prefix}}`