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From: geoff@desint.UUCP (Geoff Kuenning)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.bugs
Subject: ispell dictionary-clobbering bug warning
Message-ID: <1173@desint.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 25-Aug-87 03:39:33 EDT
Article-I.D.: desint.1173
Posted: Tue Aug 25 03:39:33 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 27-Aug-87 01:43:24 EDT
Reply-To: geoff@desint.UUCP (Geoff Kuenning)
Organization: Interrupt Technology Corp., Manhattan Beach, CA
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Just a quick warning to people:  ispell has a bug that will clobber
your personal dictionary.  This bug shows up in both emacs and normal
modes.  In normal mode, any multiple file invocation will bring up
the bug:

	ispell a.ms b.ms

In emacs mode, the bug shows up if you use ispell-{region,buffer,word}
more than once in an emacs session.  Needless to say, this is a bloody
pain for emacs users.

I know what the problem is, but the simple fix doesn't work.

In the meantime, you may want to keep a backup copy of .ispell_words
around, in case ispell wipes it out.
-- 
	Geoff Kuenning   geoff@ITcorp.com   {uunet,trwrb}!desint!geoff