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# aspell

> Interactive spell checker.
> More information: <http://aspell.net/man-html/index.html>.

- Spell check a single file:

`aspell check {{path/to/file}}`

- List misspelled words from `stdin`:

`cat {{path/to/file}} | aspell list`

- Show available dictionary languages:

`aspell dicts`

- Run `aspell` with a different language (takes two-letter ISO 639 language code):

`aspell --lang {{cs}}`

- List misspelled words from `stdin` and ignore words from personal word list:

`cat {{path/to/file}} | aspell --personal {{personal-word-list.pws}} list`
