Search::Dict(3)

Search::Dict, look - search for key in dictionary file

As shipped in IRIX 6.5. First release of IRIX 6.5.

NAME
     Search::Dict, look - search for key in dictionary file

SYNOPSIS
         use Search::Dict;
         look *FILEHANDLE, $key, $dict, $fold;


DESCRIPTION
     Sets file position in FILEHANDLE to be first line greater than or equal
     (stringwise) to $key.  Returns the new file position, or -1 if an error
     occurs.

     The flags specify dictionary order and case folding:

     If $dict is true, search by dictionary order (ignore anything but word
     characters and whitespace).

     If $fold is true, ignore case.