Name
look
Synopsis
look *fh, key, dict, fold
Description
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:
- fh
Filehandle of the dictionary file.
- key
Key to search for.
- dict
If true, searches in dictionary order, considering only word characters and whitespace.
- fold
If true, ignore case.
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