NAME
  spell - GNU Spell, a clone of Unix `spell'

SYNOPSIS
  spell [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION
  GNU Spell is a spelling checking program which prints each misspelled word on
  a line of its own. It is designed as a clone of the standard Unix `spell'
  program, and implemented as a wrapper for Ispell.

  Spell accepts as its arguments a list of files to read from. Within that
  list, the magical file name `-' causes Spell to read from standard input.
  In addition, when called with no file name arguments, Spell assumes that
  it should process standard input.

  Spell is most useful when used in conjunction with other programs, because
  its output is minimalistic. Human users are usually more comfortable with
  verbose output.

OPTIONS
  -I, --ispell-version                Print Ispell's version.
  -V, --version                       Print the version number.
  -b, --british                       Use the British dictionary.
  -d, --dictionary=FILE               Use FILE to look up words.
  -h, --help                          Print a summary of the options.
  -i, --ispell=PROGRAM                Calls PROGRAM as Ispell.
  -D, --ispell-dictionary=DICTIONARY  Use the named DICTIONARY to look up words.
  -l, --all-chains                    Ignored; for compatibility.
  -n, --number                        Print line numbers before lines.
  -o, --print-file-name               Print file names before lines.
  -s, --stop-list=FILE                Ignored; for compatibility.
  -v, --verbose                       Print words not literally found.
  -x, --print-stems                   Ignored; for compatibility.

EXAMPLES
  In the first example below, the words printed on standard output are
  all the (purposely) misspelled words in 'sample' file. Notice the
  options '--print-file-name' and '--number' They are responsible for the
  prefix you see on each line.

    $ spell --print-file-name --number sample
    sample:1: Tihs
    sample:1: si
    sample:1: fo
    sample:1: Splel
    sample:1: worsd
    sample:1: spellled
    sample:1: worng
    sample:2: fi
    sample:2: cna
    sample:2: dael
    sample:2: fiel
    sample:2: Foo
    sample:2: bza
    sample:2: baz

  In the following example, spell will analyze a text from single a command
  line.

    $echo "Thiz is an examply" | spell
    Thiz
    examply

  After install `ibrazilian' (# apt install ibrazilian, on Debian systems) is
  possible to use `brazilian' as dictionary:

    $ echo "Eu sou brasileiro e carioka" | spell -D brazilian
    carioka

  To use personal dictionary called mydict.txt:

    $ echo "A little test" | spell -d mydict.txt

FILES
  ~/.ispell_default  
      Considering Spell as a wrapper for Ispell, is possible to make a
      personal and complementary dictionary using this file. Insert a word per
      line.

SEE ALSO
  ispell(1), aspell(1)

AUTHOR
  Spell was written by Thomas Morgan <tmorgan@pobox.com> for the Free Software
  Foundation, Inc.

  The first version of this manual page was written by Dominik
  Kubla <dominik@debian.org>.

  The current version was fully rewritten by Joao Eriberto Mota
  Filho <eriberto@debian.org>.

  Since the first version, this manual page was written for the Debian
  project (but may be used by others).
