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ISPELL(1) ISPELL(1)
NNAAMMEE
ispell - Correct spelling for a file
SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
iissppeellll [ file ... ]
iissppeellll [ --ll | --DD | --EE ]
ssppeellll [ +local_file ] [ file ...]
DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
Ispell is a program that helps you to correct typos in a
file, and to find the correct spelling of words. When
presented with a word that is not in the dictionary,
ispell attempts to find near misses that might include the
word you meant.
The best way to use ispell is with GNU EMACS. For docu-
mentation about this mode, see the info topic "ispell".
Ispell can also be used by itself, and in this case the
most common usage is "ispell filename". If ispell finds a
word that is not in the dictionary, it is printed at the
top of the screen. Ispell then checks the dictionary for
near misses - words that differ only by a single letter, a
missing or extra letter, or a pair of transposed letters.
Any that are found are printed on the following lines, and
finally, two lines of context containing the word are
printed at the bottom of the screen. If your terminal can
type in reverse video, the word itself is highlighted.
If you think the word is correct as it stands, you can
type either "Space" to accept it this one time, "A" to
accept it for the rest of this file, or "I" to accept it
and put it in your private dictionary. If one of the near
misses is the word you want, type the corresponding num-
ber. Finally, you can type "R" and you will be prompted
for a replacement word. The string you type will be bro-
ken into words, and each one will also be checked. You
can also type "?" for help.
If ispell is started with no arguments, it enters a loop
reading words from the standard input, and printing mes-
sages about them on the standard output. You can use this
mode to find the spelling of a problem word. For example:
You can print out the system dictionary. Use -D if you
want flags, or -E if you want the words expanded.
% ispell
word: independant
how about: independent
word: ^D
The --ll or "list" option to ispell is used to produce a
list of misspelled words from the standard input. This
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ISPELL(1) ISPELL(1)
mode is compatible with the traditional spell program,
except that the output is not sorted.
There are several other options provided so that other
programs can use ispell. See the documentation in the
ispell source directory for details.
If ispell is executed with the name `spell', it attempts
to be compatible with the traditional spell program. You
can also get this behavior with the --uu flag. In this
case, the list of files (or standard input) is checked,
and an alphabetized list of misspellings is produced on
the standard output.
FFIILLEESS
/usr/lib/ispell.dict System dictionary
$HOME/ispell.words Private dictionary
SSEEEE AALLSSOO
ispell.texinfo
AAUUTTHHOORR
Pace Willisson (pace@mit-vax pace@eddie.mit.edu)
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