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Date:	Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:58:52 -0700
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Subject:	[arnstein AT pobox DOT com: Re: look: no words file]
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On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 09:15:55PM +0200, Marco Atzeri wrote:
> there is no "/usr/share/dict/words" in any package
> 
> $ cygcheck -p usr/share/dict/words
> Found 0 matches for usr/share/dict/words
> 
> But scowl has 3 dictionary that eventually you can
> try to use. (I have not tested it)

Thank you. I installed scowl. I also had to 
	cd /usr/share/dict
	ln -s american-english words

I have a memory of look working correctly in cygwin, with no
configuration required. Out of curiosity, was this ever supported?

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