bsearch.1

.TH BSEARCH 1 "2018 March 10" "bsearch"

.SH NAME
bsearch - A utility for binary searching a sorted file for lines that start with the search key.

.SH SYNOPSIS
\fI
[OPTIONS]
\fP
.B bsearch
.I SEARCH_KEY
.I FILENAME

.SH DESCRIPTION
.B bsearch
is a utility for binary searching a sorted file for lines that start with the search key.

.SH OPTIONS

.TP
\fB\-r\fB, \-\-reverse\fR
The reverse flag indicates the file is sorted in descending order.

.TP
\fB\-i\fB, \-\-ignore\-case\fR
Perform a case-insensitive search.

.TP
\fB\-t\fB, \-\-trim\fR
Ignore leading whitespace in the file and search key.

.TP
\fB\-n\fB, \-\-numeric\fR
Use a numeric comparator. Use this option when using a file sorted by \fBsort -n\fB

.SH AUTHORS
.B bsearch
was written by
.MT myself@james-ridgway.co.uk
James Ridgway
.ME .