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SPELL(1)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual		 SPELL(1)


N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE
     spell, spellin, spellout - find spelling errors

S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS
     s\bsp\bpe\bel\bll\bl [ -\b-v\bv ] [ -\b-b\bb ] [ -\b-x\bx ] [ -\b-d\bd hlist ] [ -\b-s\bs hstop ] [ -\b-h\bh
     spellhist ] [ file ] ...

     s\bsp\bpe\bel\bll\bli\bin\bn [ list ]

     s\bsp\bpe\bel\bll\blo\bou\but\bt [ -\b-d\bd ] list

D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
     _\bS_\bp_\be_\bl_\bl 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 col-
     lected from the standard input.

     _\bS_\bp_\be_\bl_\bl ignores most _\bt_\br_\bo_\bf_\bf, _\bt_\bb_\bl and _\be_\bq_\bn(1) constructions.

     Under the -\b-v\bv option, all words not literally in the spelling
     list are printed, and plausible derivations from spelling
     list words are indicated.

     Under the -\b-b\bb option, British spelling is checked.	Besides
     preferring _\bc_\be_\bn_\bt_\br_\be, _\bc_\bo_\bl_\bo_\bu_\br, _\bs_\bp_\be_\bc_\bi_\ba_\bl_\bi_\bt_\by, _\bt_\br_\ba_\bv_\be_\bl_\bl_\be_\bd, etc., this
     option insists upon -_\bi_\bs_\be in words like _\bs_\bt_\ba_\bn_\bd_\ba_\br_\bd_\bi_\bs_\be, Fowler
     and the OED to the contrary notwithstanding.

     Under the -\b-x\bx 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, medi-
     cine and chemistry is light.

     The auxiliary files used for the spelling list, stop list,
     and history file may be specified by arguments following the
     -\b-d\bd, -\b-s\bs, and -\b-h\bh options.  The default files are indicated
     below.  Copies of all output may be accumulated in the his-
     tory 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 _\bs_\bp_\be_\bl_\bl.
     Both expect a set of words, one per line, from the standard
     input.  _\bS_\bp_\be_\bl_\bl_\bi_\bn combines the words from the standard input
     and the preexisting _\bl_\bi_\bs_\bt file and places a new list on the
     standard output.  If no _\bl_\bi_\bs_\bt file is specified, the new list
     is created from scratch.  _\bS_\bp_\be_\bl_\bl_\bo_\bu_\bt looks up each word from


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SPELL(1)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual		 SPELL(1)


     the standard input and prints on the standard output those
     that are missing from (or present on, with option -\b-d\bd) the
     hashed _\bl_\bi_\bs_\bt file.	For example, to verify that _\bh_\bo_\bo_\bk_\be_\by is not
     on the default spelling list, add it to your own private
     list, and then use it with _\bs_\bp_\be_\bl_\bl,

	  echo	hookey	|  spellout  /usr/dict/hlista
	  echo	hookey	|  spellin  /usr/dict/hlista  >  myhlist
	  spell  -d  myhlist  huckfinn

F\bFI\bIL\bLE\bES\bS
     /usr/dict/hlist[ab] hashed spelling lists, American & Brit-
     ish, default for -\b-d\bd
     /usr/dict/hstop	      hashed stop list, default for -\b-s\bs
     /dev/null	    history file, default for -\b-h\bh
     /tmp/spell.$$*	 temporary files
     /usr/lib/spell

S\bSE\bEE\bE A\bAL\bLS\bSO\bO
     deroff(1), sort(1), tee(1), sed(1)

B\bBU\bUG\bGS\bS
     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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	8	N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE
	9	spell, spellin, spellout - find spelling errors
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	11	S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS
	12	s\bsp\bpe\bel\bll\bl [ -\b-v\bv ] [ -\b-b\bb ] [ -\b-x\bx ] [ -\b-d\bd hlist ] [ -\b-s\bs hstop ] [ -\b-h\bh
	13	spellhist ] [ file ] ...
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	15	s\bsp\bpe\bel\bll\bli\bin\bn [ list ]
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	17	s\bsp\bpe\bel\bll\blo\bou\but\bt [ -\b-d\bd ] list
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	19	D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
	20	_\bS_\bp_\be_\bl_\bl collects words from the named documents, and looks
	21	them up in a spelling list. Words that neither occur among
	22	nor are derivable (by applying certain inflections, prefixes
	23	or suffixes) from words in the spelling list are printed on
	24	the standard output. If no files are named, words are col-
	25	lected from the standard input.
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	27	_\bS_\bp_\be_\bl_\bl ignores most _\bt_\br_\bo_\bf_\bf, _\bt_\bb_\bl and _\be_\bq_\bn(1) constructions.
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	29	Under the -\b-v\bv option, all words not literally in the spelling
	30	list are printed, and plausible derivations from spelling
	31	list words are indicated.
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	33	Under the -\b-b\bb option, British spelling is checked. Besides
	34	preferring _\bc_\be_\bn_\bt_\br_\be, _\bc_\bo_\bl_\bo_\bu_\br, _\bs_\bp_\be_\bc_\bi_\ba_\bl_\bi_\bt_\by, _\bt_\br_\ba_\bv_\be_\bl_\bl_\be_\bd, etc., this
	35	option insists upon -_\bi_\bs_\be in words like _\bs_\bt_\ba_\bn_\bd_\ba_\br_\bd_\bi_\bs_\be, Fowler
	36	and the OED to the contrary notwithstanding.
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	38	Under the -\b-x\bx option, every plausible stem is printed with
	39	`=' for each word.
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	41	The spelling list is based on many sources. While it is
	42	more haphazard than an ordinary dictionary, it is also more
	43	effective with proper names and popular technical words.
	44	Coverage of the specialized vocabularies of biology, medi-
	45	cine and chemistry is light.
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	47	The auxiliary files used for the spelling list, stop list,
	48	and history file may be specified by arguments following the
	49	-\b-d\bd, -\b-s\bs, and -\b-h\bh options. The default files are indicated
	50	below. Copies of all output may be accumulated in the his-
	51	tory file. The stop list filters out misspellings (e.g.
	52	thier=thy-y+ier) that would otherwise pass.
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	54	Two routines help maintain the hash lists used by _\bs_\bp_\be_\bl_\bl.
	55	Both expect a set of words, one per line, from the standard
	56	input. _\bS_\bp_\be_\bl_\bl_\bi_\bn combines the words from the standard input
	57	and the preexisting _\bl_\bi_\bs_\bt file and places a new list on the
	58	standard output. If no _\bl_\bi_\bs_\bt file is specified, the new list
	59	is created from scratch. _\bS_\bp_\be_\bl_\bl_\bo_\bu_\bt looks up each word from
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77	on the default spelling list, add it to your own private
78	list, and then use it with _\bs_\bp_\be_\bl_\bl,
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80	echo hookey \| spellout /usr/dict/hlista
81	echo hookey \| spellin /usr/dict/hlista > myhlist
82	spell -d myhlist huckfinn
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84	F\bFI\bIL\bLE\bES\bS
85	/usr/dict/hlist[ab] hashed spelling lists, American & Brit-
86	ish, default for -\b-d\bd
87	/usr/dict/hstop hashed stop list, default for -\b-s\bs
88	/dev/null history file, default for -\b-h\bh
89	/tmp/spell.$$* temporary files
90	/usr/lib/spell
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92	S\bSE\bEE\bE A\bAL\bLS\bSO\bO
93	deroff(1), sort(1), tee(1), sed(1)
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95	B\bBU\bUG\bGS\bS
96	The spelling list's coverage is uneven; new installations
97	will probably wish to monitor the output for several months
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