Name

lsearch

lsearch [mode] list pattern

Search list for an element that matches pattern. If found, return the index of the matching element; otherwise, return −1. The type of search is defined by one of the following mode options:

-exact

Use exact matching.

-glob

Use glob pattern matching (default).

-regexp

Use regular expression matching.

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