Spellcheck a file.
Syntax
aspell check [options] filename
Key
–mode=mode
The mode to use when checking files.
The available modes are none, url, email, sgml, tex, texinfo, nroff and any
others available on your system. more..
–dont-backup
Don't create a backup file. Normally, if there are any corrections the Aspell utility
will append .bak to the existing file name and then create a new file with corrections
made during spell checking.
–sug-mode=mode
The suggestion mode to use where mode is one of ultra, fast, normal, or bad-spellers.
For more information on these modes see Notes on the Different Suggestion Modes.
–lang=name
-l name
The language the document is written in. The default depends on the current locale.
–encoding=name
Encoding the document is expected to be in. The default depends on the current locale.
–master=name
-d name
The main dictionary to use.
–keymapping=name
The keymapping to use. Either aspell for the default mapping or ispell to use the same
mapping that the Ispell utility uses.
Further/advanced options
Examples
Check the file foo.txt:
$ aspell check foo.txt
Check the file foo.txt using the bad-spellers suggestion mode and the American English dictionary:
$ aspell check --sug-mode=bad-spellers -d en_US foo.txt
“My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places” - A. A. Milne
Related:
aspell.net
Equivalent Windows command: Word
