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.\" $NetBSD: spell.1,v 1.1 2005/06/29 21:06:12 perry Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: spell.1,v 1.2 2005/07/02 10:39:13 wiz Exp $
.\"
.\" derived from: OpenBSD: spell.1,v 1.6 2003/06/10 09:12:11 jmc Exp
.\" derived from: OpenBSD: spell.1,v 1.6 2003/06/10 09:12:11 jmc Exp
.\"
.\" Copyright (C) 1985, 1993, 1994
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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.Op Fl biltvx
.Op Fl d Ar list
.Op Fl h Ar spellhist
.Oo
.Fl m
.Ar m | s | e | a | l
.Oc
.Op Fl m Ar a | e | l | m | s
.Op Fl s Ar stop
.Op + Ns Ar extra_list
.Op Ar
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm spell
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.
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.
.Pp
If no files are named, words are collected from the standard input.
.Nm
ignores most
.Xr troff 1 ,
.Xr tbl 1 ,
.Xr eqn 1
.Xr eqn 1 ,
and
.Xr pic 1
constructions.
@ -104,7 +102,13 @@ By default,
.Nm
(like
.Xr deroff 1 )
follows chains of included files (`.so' and `.nx' commands).
follows chains of included files
.Po
.Dq .so
and
.Dq .nx
commands
.Pc ) .
.Pp
The default spelling list is based on Webster's Second International
dictionary and should be fairly complete.
@ -144,20 +148,48 @@ etc., this option insists upon
in words like
.Em standardise ,
Fowler and the OED to the contrary notwithstanding.
In this mode, American variants of words are added to the stop list.
In this mode, American variants of words are added to the stop
list.
.It Fl d Ar word_list
Use the specified word list instead of the default system word
list.
The word list must be sorted as specified above.
.It Fl h Ar spellhist
Store misspelled words in the specified history file.
The output of
.Li who -m
is appended to the history file after the list of misspelled words.
.It Fl i
Instruct
.Xr deroff 1
to ignore `.so' and `.nx' commands.
to ignore
.Dq .so
and
.Dq .nx
commands.
.It Fl l
Use
.Xr delatex
.Ic delatex
instead of
.Xr deroff 1
if it is present on the system.
.It Fl m
Enable support for common
.Xr troff 1
macro packages; this option is passed verbatim to
.Xr deroff 1 .
Refer the
.Fl -m
description in
.Xr deroff 1
for details.
.It Fl s Ar stop_list
Use the specified stop list instead of the default system stop
list.
The stop list must be sorted as specified above.
.It Fl t
Use
.Xr detex
.Ic detex
instead of
.Xr deroff 1
if it is present on the system.
@ -165,50 +197,8 @@ if it is present on the system.
Print all words not literally in the spelling list in addition to
plausible derivations from spelling list words.
.It Fl x
Print every plausible stem, prefixed with `='.
.It Fl d Ar word_list
Use the specified word list instead of the default system word list.
The word list must be sorted as specified above.
.It Fl h Ar spellhist
Store misspelled words in the specified history file.
The output of
.Li who -m
is appended to the history file after the list of misspelled words.
.It Fl m
Enable support for common
.Xr troff 1
macro packages; this option is passed verbatim to
.Xr deroff 1 .
The
.Fl m
option takes the following arguments:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It a
recognize
.Xr man 7
macros.
.It e
recognize
.Xr me 7
macros.
.It m
recognize
.Xr me 7
macros.
.It s
recognize
.Xr me 7
macros.
.It l
recognize
.Xr mm 7
macros and delete
.Xr mm 7
lists.
.El
.It Fl s Ar stop_list
Use the specified stop list instead of the default system stop list.
The stop list must be sorted as specified above.
Print every plausible stem, prefixed with
.Sq = .
.It + Ns Ar extra_list
Use
.Ar extra_list
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.At v6 .
.Pp
Unlike historic versions, the
.Ox
.Nx
.Nm
command does not use hashed word files.
Instead, it uses lexigraphically sorted files and the same technique as
Instead, it uses lexigraphically sorted files and the same technique
as
.Xr look 1 .
.Sh BUGS
The spelling list lacks many technical terms; new installations will
probably wish to monitor the output for several months to gather local
additions.
The spelling list lacks many technical terms; new installations
will probably wish to monitor the output for several months to
gather local additions.
.Pp
British spelling was done by an American.
.Pp
In
.Fl x
mode it would be nicer if the stems were grouped with the appropriate word.
mode it would be nicer if the stems were grouped with the appropriate
word.