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From: rouben@math9.math.umbc.edu (Rouben Rostamian)
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Subject: Re: spelling from within vi
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Date: 31 Oct 90 18:27:29 GMT
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In article <1990Oct31.153710.7865@cec1.wustl.edu> abed@saturn.wustl.edu (Abed Hammoud) writes:
>	Is there a way I can use the unix spelling program ispell
>	or spell from within vi.

Here are a couple of lines from my .exrc:

map #S :w^M:$r!spell +${HOME}/lib/word.list % ^M:"... spell ckecking complete^M
map #s :1,$w !spell +${HOME}/lib/word.list ^V| fmt ^M

Both #s and #S commands check the current buffer for spelling mistakes
via unix's spell(1) utility.  The part "+${HOME}/lib/word.list" refers to
the a file containing a private word list which will be consulted in 
addition to the standard dictionary.  Omit that part if you do not have a
personal words file.

The command #s is suitable for spell-checking short files or files which
you know will not have too many spelling mistakes.  The misspelled words
appear at the bottom of the screen and will go away when you hit the 
Return key.

The command #S is suitable for spell-checking longer files or files which
are likely to contain a large number of typos.  It appends a list of 
misspelled words to the end of the current buffer.

Note:  You must enter the ^M and ^V characters in your .exrc file by typing
       CtrlVCtrlM and CtrlVCtrlV, respectively.

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