ispell-wrapper

ispell-wrapper [options] [file ...]

-a
    Enter interactive mode. (usually default)

-l
    List misspelled words only.

-n
    Check .nroff/troff files.

-t
    Check .tex/latex files.

-x
    Check C/C++ files.

-v
    Verbose mode.

The ispell-wrapper command is a shell script that acts as a user-friendly front-end for the ispell or aspell spell checkers. It simplifies the spell checking process by handling common tasks like finding files to check, applying appropriate options to the spell checker, and presenting the results in a manageable format. The wrapper automatically selects either ispell or aspell based on system availability and user configuration.

It often integrates with text editors and other applications, allowing seamless spell checking directly from within those programs. This wrapper improves the overall spell checking experience on Linux systems by providing a consistent and convenient interface to powerful, but sometimes complex, spell checking tools.

ispell-wrapper tries to determine the most reasonable spell checker to run, first by checking if the user specified a preference, and then by checking if each program is installed.

The main purpose of ispell-wrapper is to offer simple unified command line interface on different systems. Different programs have different options, and different versions of the same program have different options.

ispell(1), aspell(1)