ispell
TLDR
Check file interactively
$ ispell [file.txt]
Check from stdin$ echo "wrods" | ispell -a
List misspellings$ ispell -l < [file.txt]
Use specific dictionary$ ispell -d [american] [file.txt]
Check TeX/LaTeX file$ ispell -t [document.tex]
Expand affix flags$ ispell -e [word]
SYNOPSIS
ispell [options] file...
DESCRIPTION
ispell is an interactive spell checker. It highlights misspellings and offers corrections for text files.
The tool supports multiple languages and formats. It can run interactively or in batch mode for scripting.
ispell checks spelling interactively.
PARAMETERS
-a
Pipe mode for programs.-l
List misspelled words only.-d DICT
Use specific dictionary.-t
TeX/LaTeX mode.-n
nroff/troff mode.-p FILE
Personal dictionary file.--help
Display help information.
CAVEATS
Largely replaced by aspell/hunspell. Dictionary availability varies. Format-specific modes needed.
HISTORY
ispell was created by Ralph E. Gorin at Stanford in 1971, later rewritten as International Ispell by Geoff Kuenning.
