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SSSSPPPPEEEELLLLLLLL((((1111)))) SSSSPPPPEEEELLLLLLLL((((1111))))
NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE
spell, spellin, spellout - find spelling errors
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ssssppppeeeellllllll [ ----vvvv ] [ ----bbbb ] [ ----xxxx ] [ ----dddd hlist ] [ ----ssss hstop ] [ ----hhhh spellhist ] [
file ] ...
ssssppppeeeelllllllliiiinnnn [ list ]
ssssppppeeeelllllllloooouuuutttt [ ----dddd ] list
DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
_S_p_e_l_l collects words from the named documents, and looks them up in a
spelling list. Words that neither occur among nor are derivable (by
applying certain inflections, prefixes or suffixes) from words in the
spelling list are printed on the standard output. If no files are named,
words are collected from the standard input.
_S_p_e_l_l ignores most _t_r_o_f_f, _t_b_l and _e_q_n(1) constructions.
Under the ----vvvv option, all words not literally in the spelling list are
printed, and plausible derivations from spelling list words are
indicated.
Under the ----bbbb option, British spelling is checked. Besides preferring
_c_e_n_t_r_e, _c_o_l_o_u_r, _s_p_e_c_i_a_l_i_t_y, _t_r_a_v_e_l_l_e_d, etc., this option insists upon -
_i_s_e in words like _s_t_a_n_d_a_r_d_i_s_e, Fowler and the OED to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Under the ----xxxx option, every plausible stem is printed with `=' for each
word.
The spelling list is based on many sources. While it is more haphazard
than an ordinary dictionary, it is also more effective with proper names
and popular technical words. Coverage of the specialized vocabularies of
biology, medicine and chemistry is light.
The auxiliary files used for the spelling list, stop list, and history
file may be specified by arguments following the ----dddd, ----ssss, and ----hhhh options.
The default files are indicated below. Copies of all output may be
accumulated in the history file. The stop list filters out misspellings
(e.g. thier=thy-y+ier) that would otherwise pass.
Two routines help maintain the hash lists used by _s_p_e_l_l. Both expect a
set of words, one per line, from the standard input. _S_p_e_l_l_i_n combines
the words from the standard input and the preexisting _l_i_s_t file and
places a new list on the standard output. If no _l_i_s_t file is specified,
the new list is created from scratch. _S_p_e_l_l_o_u_t looks up each word from
the standard input and prints on the standard output those that are
missing from (or present on, with option ----dddd) the hashed _l_i_s_t file. For
example, to verify that _h_o_o_k_e_y is not on the default spelling list, add
it to your own private list, and then use it with _s_p_e_l_l,
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SSSSPPPPEEEELLLLLLLL((((1111)))) SSSSPPPPEEEELLLLLLLL((((1111))))
echo hookey | spellout /usr/share/lib/spell/hlista
echo hookey | spellin /usr/share/lib/spell/hlista > myhlist
spell -d myhlist huckfinn
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/usr/share/lib/spell/hlista hashed American spelling list, default for
----dddd
/usr/share/lib/spell/hlistb hashed British spelling list, default for
----dddd
/usr/share/lib/spell/hstop hashed stop list, default for ----ssss
/usr/share/lib/dict/words the dictionary
/dev/null history file, default for ----hhhh
/tmp/spell.$$* temporary files
/usr/lib/spell
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deroff(1), sort(1), tee(1), sed(1)
BBBBUUUUGGGGSSSS
The spelling list's coverage is uneven; new installations will probably
wish to monitor the output for several months to gather local additions.
British spelling was done by an American.
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