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(spell.info)Invoking Spell

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Invoking Spell
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   The format for running GNU Spell is:

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

   Spell supports the following options:

`--version'
`-V'
     Print the version number of Spell on the standard error output and
     then exit.

`--british'
`-b'
     Use the British dictionary rather than American.  Unavailable
     unless this dictionary was installed with Ispell.

`--dictionary=FILE'
`-d FILE'
     Use the named dictionary.

`--help'
`-h'
     Print an informative help message describing the options and then
     exit.

`--ispell=PROGRAM'
`-i PROGRAM'
     Call PROGRAM as Ispell.

`--all-chains'
`-l'
     Ignored; for compatibility.

`--number'
`-n'
     Print the line number of each misspelled word along with the word
     itself.

`--print-file-name'
`-o'
     Print the file name which contained the misspelled words on each
     line before the word.

`--stop-list=FILE'
`-s FILE'
     Ignored; for compatibility.

`--verbose'
`-v'
     When a word is not found in its literal form in the dictionary, it
     is printed.

`--print-stems'
`-x'
     Ignored; for compatibility.