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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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| 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 |
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| 7 | <!ENTITY aspell-download-http "&gnu-http;/aspell/aspell-&aspell-version;.tar.gz">
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| 8 | <!ENTITY aspell-download-ftp "&gnu-ftp;/aspell/aspell-&aspell-version;.tar.gz">
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| 9 | <!ENTITY aspell-en-dict "aspell6-en-2020.12.07-0">
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| 10 | <!ENTITY aspell-en-dict-url "&gnu-http;/aspell/dict/en/&aspell-en-dict;.tar.bz2">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY aspell-md5sum "012fa9209203ae4e5a61c2a668fd10e3">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY aspell-size "3.3 MB">
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| 13 | <!ENTITY aspell-buildsize "51 MB (Additional 8 MB for EN dictionary)">
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| 14 | <!ENTITY aspell-time "0.4 SBU">
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| 15 | ]>
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| 16 |
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| 17 | <sect1 id="aspell" xreflabel="Aspell-&aspell-version;">
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| 18 | <?dbhtml filename="aspell.html"?>
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| 19 |
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| 20 |
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| 21 | <title>Aspell-&aspell-version;</title>
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| 22 |
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| 23 | <indexterm zone="aspell">
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| 24 | <primary sortas="a-Aspell">Aspell</primary>
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| 25 | </indexterm>
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| 26 |
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| 27 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 28 | <title>Introduction to Aspell</title>
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| 29 |
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| 30 | <para>
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| 31 | The <application>Aspell</application> package contains an interactive
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| 32 | spell checking program and the <application>Aspell</application>
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| 33 | libraries. <application>Aspell</application> can either be used as a
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| 34 | library or as an independent spell checker.
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| 35 | </para>
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| 36 |
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| 37 | &lfs113_checked;
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| 38 |
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| 39 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 40 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 41 | <listitem>
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| 42 | <para>
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| 43 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&aspell-download-http;"/>
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| 44 | </para>
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| 45 | </listitem>
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| 46 | <listitem>
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| 47 | <para>
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| 48 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&aspell-download-ftp;"/>
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| 49 | </para>
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| 50 | </listitem>
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| 51 | <listitem>
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| 52 | <para>
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| 53 | Download MD5 sum: &aspell-md5sum;
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| 54 | </para>
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| 55 | </listitem>
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| 56 | <listitem>
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| 57 | <para>
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| 58 | Download size: &aspell-size;
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| 59 | </para>
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| 60 | </listitem>
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| 61 | <listitem>
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| 62 | <para>
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| 63 | Estimated disk space required: &aspell-buildsize;
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| 64 | </para>
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| 65 | </listitem>
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| 66 | <listitem>
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| 67 | <para>
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| 68 | Estimated build time: &aspell-time;
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| 69 | </para>
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| 70 | </listitem>
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| 71 | </itemizedlist>
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| 72 |
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| 73 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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| 74 | <para>
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| 75 | You'll need to download at least one dictionary. The English dictionary
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| 76 | is given as an example below. Dictionaries in many other languages can be
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| 77 | found at <ulink url="&gnu-http;/aspell/dict"/>.
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| 78 | </para>
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| 79 |
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| 80 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 81 | <listitem>
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| 82 | <para>
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| 83 | Aspell English dictionary: <ulink url="&aspell-en-dict-url;"/>
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| 84 | </para>
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| 85 | </listitem>
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| 86 | </itemizedlist>
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| 87 |
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| 88 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Aspell Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 89 |
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| 90 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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| 91 | <para role="required">
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| 92 | <xref linkend="which"/> (for the dictionaries)
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| 93 | </para>
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| 94 |
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| 95 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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| 96 | User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/aspell"/>
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| 97 | </para>
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| 98 | </sect2>
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| 99 |
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| 100 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 101 | <title>Installation of Aspell</title>
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| 102 |
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| 103 | <para>
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| 104 | Install <application>Aspell</application> by running the following
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| 105 | commands:
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| 106 | </para>
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| 107 |
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| 108 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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| 109 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 110 |
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| 111 | <para>
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| 112 | This package does not come with a test suite.
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| 113 | </para>
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| 114 |
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| 115 | <para>
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| 116 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 117 | </para>
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| 118 |
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| 119 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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| 120 | ln -svfn aspell-0.60 /usr/lib/aspell &&
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| 121 |
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| 122 | install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/aspell-&aspell-version;/aspell{,-dev}.html &&
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| 123 |
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| 124 | install -v -m644 manual/aspell.html/* \
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| 125 | /usr/share/doc/aspell-&aspell-version;/aspell.html &&
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| 126 |
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| 127 | install -v -m644 manual/aspell-dev.html/* \
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| 128 | /usr/share/doc/aspell-&aspell-version;/aspell-dev.html</userinput></screen>
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| 129 |
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| 130 | <para>
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| 131 | If you do not plan to install <application>Ispell</application>, then copy
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| 132 | the wrapper script <command>ispell</command>:
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| 133 | </para>
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| 134 |
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| 135 | <screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -m 755 scripts/ispell /usr/bin/</userinput></screen>
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| 136 |
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| 137 | <para>
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| 138 | If you do not plan to install <application>Spell</application>, then copy
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| 139 | the wrapper script <command>spell</command>:
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| 140 | </para>
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| 141 |
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| 142 | <screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -m 755 scripts/spell /usr/bin/</userinput></screen>
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| 143 | </sect2>
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| 144 |
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| 145 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 146 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 147 |
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| 148 | <para>
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| 149 | <command>ln -svfn aspell-0.60 /usr/lib/aspell</command>: This command is
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| 150 | useful for configuration of other applications, such as
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| 151 | <xref linkend="enchant"/>.
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| 152 | </para>
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| 153 | </sect2>
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| 154 |
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| 155 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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| 156 | <title>Configuring Aspell</title>
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| 157 |
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| 158 | <sect3>
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| 159 | <title>Configuration Information</title>
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| 160 |
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| 161 | <para>
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| 162 | After <application>Aspell</application> is installed, you must set up at
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| 163 | least one dictionary. Install the English dictionary by running the
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| 164 | following commands:
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| 165 | </para>
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| 166 |
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| 167 | <screen><userinput>tar xf ../&aspell-en-dict;.tar.bz2 &&
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| 168 | cd &aspell-en-dict; &&
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| 169 |
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| 170 | ./configure &&
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| 171 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 172 |
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| 173 | <para>
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| 174 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 175 | </para>
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| 176 |
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| 177 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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| 178 |
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| 179 | <para>
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| 180 | Other dictionaries can be installed with the same instructions.
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| 181 | </para>
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| 182 | </sect3>
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| 183 | </sect2>
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| 184 |
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| 185 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 186 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 187 |
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| 188 | <segmentedlist>
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| 189 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 190 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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| 191 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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| 192 |
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| 193 | <seglistitem>
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| 194 | <seg>
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| 195 | aspell, aspell-import, precat, preunzip, prezip, prezip-bin,
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| 196 | pspell-config, run-with-aspell, word-list-compress and optionally,
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| 197 | ispell and spell.
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| 198 | </seg>
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| 199 | <seg>libaspell.so and libpspell.so</seg>
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| 200 | <seg>/usr/include/pspell and /usr/lib/aspell-0.60</seg>
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| 201 | </seglistitem>
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| 202 | </segmentedlist>
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| 203 |
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| 204 | <variablelist>
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| 205 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 206 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 207 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 208 |
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| 209 | <varlistentry id="aspell-prog">
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| 210 | <term><command>aspell</command></term>
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| 211 | <listitem>
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| 212 | <para>
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| 213 | is a utility that can function as an <command>ispell -a</command>
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| 214 | replacement, as an independent spell checker, as a test utility to
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| 215 | test out <application>Aspell</application> features, and as a
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| 216 | utility for managing dictionaries
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| 217 | </para>
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| 218 | <indexterm zone="aspell aspell-prog">
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| 219 | <primary sortas="b-aspell">aspell</primary>
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| 220 | </indexterm>
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| 221 | </listitem>
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| 222 | </varlistentry>
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| 223 |
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| 224 | <varlistentry id="aspell-ispell">
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| 225 | <term><command>ispell</command></term>
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| 226 | <listitem>
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| 227 | <para>
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| 228 | is a wrapper around <command>aspell</command> to invoke it in
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| 229 | <command>ispell</command> compatible mode
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| 230 | </para>
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| 231 | <indexterm zone="aspell aspell-ispell">
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| 232 | <primary sortas="b-ispell">ispell</primary>
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| 233 | </indexterm>
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| 234 | </listitem>
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| 235 | </varlistentry>
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| 236 |
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| 237 | <varlistentry id="aspell-spell">
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| 238 | <term><command>spell</command></term>
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| 239 | <listitem>
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| 240 | <para>
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| 241 | is a wrapper around <command>aspell</command> to invoke it in
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| 242 | <command>spell</command> compatible mode
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| 243 | </para>
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| 244 | <indexterm zone="aspell aspell-spell">
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| 245 | <primary sortas="b-spell">spell</primary>
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| 246 | </indexterm>
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| 247 | </listitem>
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| 248 | </varlistentry>
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| 249 |
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| 250 | <varlistentry id="aspell-import">
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| 251 | <term><command>aspell-import</command></term>
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| 252 | <listitem>
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| 253 | <para>
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| 254 | imports old personal dictionaries into
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| 255 | <application>Aspell</application>
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| 256 | </para>
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| 257 | <indexterm zone="aspell aspell-import">
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| 258 | <primary sortas="b-aspell-import">aspell-import</primary>
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| 259 | </indexterm>
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| 260 | </listitem>
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| 261 | </varlistentry>
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| 262 |
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| 263 | <varlistentry id="precat">
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| 264 | <term><command>precat</command></term>
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| 265 | <listitem>
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| 266 | <para>
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| 267 | decompresses a <command>prezip</command>ped file to stdout
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| 268 | </para>
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| 269 | <indexterm zone="aspell precat">
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| 270 | <primary sortas="b-precat">precat</primary>
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| 271 | </indexterm>
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| 272 | </listitem>
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| 273 | </varlistentry>
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| 274 |
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| 275 | <varlistentry id="preunzip">
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| 276 | <term><command>preunzip</command></term>
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| 277 | <listitem>
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| 278 | <para>
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| 279 | decompresses a <command>prezip</command>ped file
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| 280 | </para>
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| 281 | <indexterm zone="aspell preunzip">
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| 282 | <primary sortas="b-preunzip">preunzip</primary>
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| 283 | </indexterm>
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| 284 | </listitem>
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| 285 | </varlistentry>
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| 286 |
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| 287 | <varlistentry id="prezip">
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| 288 | <term><command>prezip</command></term>
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| 289 | <listitem>
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| 290 | <para>
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| 291 | is a prefix delta compressor, used to compress sorted word lists or
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| 292 | other similar text files
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| 293 | </para>
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| 294 | <indexterm zone="aspell prezip">
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| 295 | <primary sortas="b-prezip">prezip</primary>
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| 296 | </indexterm>
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| 297 | </listitem>
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| 298 | </varlistentry>
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| 299 |
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| 300 | <varlistentry id="prezip-bin">
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| 301 | <term><command>prezip-bin</command></term>
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| 302 | <listitem>
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| 303 | <para>
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| 304 | is called by the various wrapper scripts to perform the actual
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| 305 | compressing and decompressing
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| 306 | </para>
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| 307 | <indexterm zone="aspell prezip-bin">
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| 308 | <primary sortas="b-prezip-bin">prezip-bin</primary>
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| 309 | </indexterm>
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| 310 | </listitem>
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| 311 | </varlistentry>
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| 312 |
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| 313 | <varlistentry id="pspell-config">
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| 314 | <term><command>pspell-config</command></term>
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| 315 | <listitem>
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| 316 | <para>
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| 317 | displays information about the
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| 318 | <filename class="libraryfile">libpspell</filename> installation,
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| 319 | mostly for use in build scripts
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| 320 | </para>
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| 321 | <indexterm zone="aspell pspell-config">
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| 322 | <primary sortas="b-pspell-config">pspell-config</primary>
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| 323 | </indexterm>
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| 324 | </listitem>
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| 325 | </varlistentry>
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| 326 |
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| 327 | <varlistentry id="run-with-aspell">
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| 328 | <term><command>run-with-aspell</command></term>
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| 329 | <listitem>
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| 330 | <para>
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| 331 | is a script to help use <application>Aspell</application> as an
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| 332 | <command>ispell</command> replacement
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| 333 | </para>
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| 334 | <indexterm zone="aspell run-with-aspell">
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| 335 | <primary sortas="b-run-with-aspell">run-with-aspell</primary>
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| 336 | </indexterm>
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| 337 | </listitem>
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| 338 | </varlistentry>
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| 339 |
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| 340 | <varlistentry id="word-list-compress">
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| 341 | <term><command>word-list-compress</command></term>
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| 342 | <listitem>
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| 343 | <para>
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| 344 | compresses or decompresses sorted word lists for use with the
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| 345 | <application>Aspell</application> spell checker
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| 346 | </para>
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| 347 | <indexterm zone="aspell word-list-compress">
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| 348 | <primary sortas="b-word-list-compress">word-list-compress</primary>
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| 349 | </indexterm>
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| 350 | </listitem>
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| 351 | </varlistentry>
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| 352 |
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| 353 | <varlistentry id="libaspell">
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| 354 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libaspell.so</filename></term>
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| 355 | <listitem>
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| 356 | <para>
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| 357 | contains spell checking API functions
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| 358 | </para>
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| 359 | <indexterm zone="aspell libaspell">
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| 360 | <primary sortas="c-libaspell">libaspell.so</primary>
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| 361 | </indexterm>
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| 362 | </listitem>
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| 363 | </varlistentry>
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| 364 |
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| 365 | <varlistentry id="libpspell">
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| 366 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libpspell.so</filename></term>
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| 367 | <listitem>
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| 368 | <para>
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| 369 | is an interface to the
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| 370 | <filename class="libraryfile">libaspell</filename> library. All the
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| 371 | spell checking functionality is now in
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| 372 | <filename class="libraryfile">libaspell</filename> but this library
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| 373 | is included for backward compatibility
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| 374 | </para>
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| 375 | <indexterm zone="aspell libpspell">
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| 376 | <primary sortas="c-libpspell">libpspell.so</primary>
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| 377 | </indexterm>
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| 378 | </listitem>
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| 379 | </varlistentry>
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| 380 | </variablelist>
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| 381 | </sect2>
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| 382 |
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| 383 | </sect1>
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