


      SSSSPPPPEEEELLLLLLLL((((1111))))                    ((((UUUUNNNNIIIIXXXX 5555....0000))))                   SSSSPPPPEEEELLLLLLLL((((1111))))



      NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE
           spell, hashmake, spellin, hashcheck - find spelling errors

      SSSSYYYYNNNNTTTTAAAAXXXX
           ssssppppeeeellllllll [ ----vvvv ] [ ----bbbb ] [ ----xxxx ] [ ----llll ] [ ++++local_file ] [ files ]

           ////uuuussssrrrr////lllliiiibbbb////ssssppppeeeellllllll////hhhhaaaasssshhhhmmmmaaaakkkkeeee

           ////uuuussssrrrr////lllliiiibbbb////ssssppppeeeellllllll////ssssppppeeeelllllllliiiinnnn n

           ////uuuussssrrrr////lllliiiibbbb////ssssppppeeeellllllll////hhhhaaaasssshhhhcccchhhheeeecccckkkk spelling_list

      DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
           _S_p_e_l_l collects words from the named _f_i_l_e_s and looks them up
           in a spelling list.  Words that neither occur among nor are
           derivable (by applying certain inflections, prefixes, and/or
           suffixes) from words in the spelling list are printed on the
           standard output.  If no _f_i_l_e_s are named, words are collected
           from the standard input.

           _S_p_e_l_l ignores most _t_r_o_f_f(1), _t_b_l(1), and _e_q_n(1)
           constructions.

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

           Under the ----bbbb option, British spelling is checked.  Besides
           preferring _c_e_n_t_r_e, _c_o_l_o_u_r, _p_r_o_g_r_a_m_m_e, _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.

           By default, _s_p_e_l_l (like _d_e_r_o_f_f(1)) follows chains of
           included files (....ssssoooo and ....nnnnxxxx _t_r_o_f_f(1) requests), _u_n_l_e_s_s the
           names of such included files begin with ////uuuussssrrrr////lllliiiibbbb.  Under the
           ----llll option, _s_p_e_l_l will follow the chains of _a_l_l included
           files.

           Under the ++++_l_o_c_a_l__f_i_l_e option, words found in _l_o_c_a_l__f_i_l_e are
           removed from _s_p_e_l_l's output.  _L_o_c_a_l__f_i_l_e is the name of a
           user-provided file that contains a sorted list of words, one
           per line.  With this option, the user can specify a set of
           words that are correct spellings (in addition to _s_p_e_l_l's own
           spelling list) for each job.

           The spelling list is based on many sources, and while more
           haphazard than an ordinary dictionary, is also more
           effective with respect to proper names and popular technical



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           words.  Coverage of the specialized vocabularies of biology,
           medicine, and chemistry is light.

           Pertinent auxiliary files may be specified by name
           arguments, indicated below with their default settings (see
           _F_I_L_E_S).  Copies of all output are accumulated in the history
           file.  The stop list filters out misspellings (e.g.,
           thier=thy-y+ier) that would otherwise pass.

           Three routines help maintain and check the hash lists used
           by _s_p_e_l_l:

           hhhhaaaasssshhhhmmmmaaaakkkkeeee    Reads a list of words from the standard input
                       and writes the corresponding nine-digit hash
                       code on the standard output.

           ssssppppeeeelllllllliiiinnnn     Reads _n hash codes from the standard input and
                       writes a compressed spelling list on the
                       standard output.

           hhhhaaaasssshhhhcccchhhheeeecccckkkk   Reads a compressed _s_p_e_l_l_i_n_g__l_i_s_t and recreates
                       the nine-digit hash codes for all the words in
                       it; it writes these codes on the standard
                       output.

      FFFFIIIILLLLEEEESSSS
           D_SPELL=/usr/lib/spell/hlist[ab]   hashed spelling lists,
                                              American & British
           S_SPELL=/usr/lib/spell/hstop       hashed stop list
           H_SPELL=/usr/lib/spell/spellhist   history file
           /usr/lib/spell/spellprog           program

      SSSSEEEEEEEE AAAALLLLSSSSOOOO
           deroff(1), eqn(1), sed(1), sort(1), tbl(1), tee(1),
           troff(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; typically, these are kept in a
           separate local file that is added to the hashed
           _s_p_e_l_l_i_n_g__l_i_s_t via _s_p_e_l_l_i_n.
           The British spelling feature was done by an American.












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