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1.1       root        1: .id NOTICE-NOT TO BE DISCLOSED OUTSIDE BELL SYS EXCEPT UNDER WRITTEN AGRMT
                      2: .id Writer's Workbench version 2.1, January 1981
                      3: .TH SPELLTELL 1
                      4: .SH NAME
                      5: spelltell \- find the correct spelling of a word
                      6: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      7: .B spelltell
                      8: [
                      9: .B \-flags
                     10: ][
                     11: .B \-ver
                     12: ]
                     13: [ wordpart |
                     14: .IR grep "(1)-regular-expression ... ]"
                     15: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     16: The purpose of 
                     17: .I spelltell
                     18: is to find the correct spelling of a word.
                     19: The input to the program can be either:
                     20: .PP
                     21: .RS 5
                     22: 1. any contiguous letters in the word
                     23: that are known to be correct; or
                     24: .PP
                     25: .br
                     26: 2. a 
                     27: .IR grep (1)
                     28: regular expression representing
                     29: a correctly spelled part of the word.
                     30: .RE
                     31: .PP
                     32: .I Spelltell
                     33: will print all words in its dictionary 
                     34: of commonly misspelled words that contain the input sequence.
                     35: .PP
                     36: When
                     37: .I spelltell
                     38: is typed on a line with the input word(s),
                     39: it will print the correct spelling(s) and then exit.
                     40: When 
                     41: .I spelltell 
                     42: is typed on a line by itself,
                     43: the program questions whether the user wants instructions,
                     44: and prompts with ">"
                     45: for word parts.
                     46: To quit, type "q" after the prompt.
                     47: .PP
                     48: Two options give information about the program:
                     49: .RS 5
                     50: .TP 7
                     51: .B \-flags
                     52: print the command synopsis line (see above)
                     53: showing command flags and options,
                     54: then exit.
                     55: .TP
                     56: .B \-ver
                     57: print the Writer's Workbench version number of the command, then exit.
                     58: .RE
                     59: .SH EXAMPLES
                     60: 1. The command:
                     61: .PP
                     62: .RS 5
                     63: .B "spelltell rece"
                     64: .RE
                     65: .PP
                     66: will print:
                     67: .PP
                     68: .RS 5
                     69: precede
                     70: .br
                     71: preceding
                     72: .br
                     73: recede
                     74: .br
                     75: receiving
                     76: .br
                     77: etc.
                     78: .br
                     79: .RE
                     80: then exit.
                     81: .PP
                     82: 2. The command:
                     83: .PP
                     84: .RS 5
                     85: .B spelltell
                     86: .br
                     87: .B ^proce
                     88: .RE
                     89: .PP
                     90: will print "proceed" and other words that begin with "proce,"
                     91: and will then prompt the user for another letter sequence
                     92: or regular expression.
                     93: .SH SEE ALSO
                     94: grep(1),
                     95: spellwwb(1),
                     96: proofr(1),
                     97: wwb(1).
                     98: .SH SUPPORT
                     99: .IR "COMPONENT NAME:  " "Writer's Workbench"
                    100: .br
                    101: .IR "APPROVAL AUTHORITY:  " "Div 452"
                    102: .br
                    103: .IR "STATUS:  " Standard
                    104: .br
                    105: .IR "SUPPLIER:  " "Dept 45271"
                    106: .br
                    107: .IR "USER INTERFACE:  " "Stacey Keenan, Dept 45271, PY x3733"
                    108: .br
                    109: .IR "SUPPORT LEVEL: " "Class B - unqualified support other than Div 452"

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