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\name{extractwords}
\alias{extractwords}
\title{Pull Words From a List}
\usage{
extractwords(words, patternfile, pattern.type = c("glob", "re"))
}
\arguments{
\item{words}{the words against which patters are matched}

\item{patternfile}{file containing the patters to match, one per line}

\item{pattern.type}{marks whether the patterns are 'globs' or full regular
expressions}
}
\value{
A list of matching words.
}
\description{
Extract a list of matching words from another list of words
}
\author{
Will Lowe
}
