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4.0; fserr (find_spelling_errors), revision 4.0, 82/02/15
FSERR (FIND_SPELLING_ERRORS) -- Find spelling errors.
usage:  FSERR [pathname...] [-F] [-N] [-U] [-S] [-C pathname ] [-D pathname]


FORMAT

  FSERR [pathname ...] [options]


  FSERR copies the named files line-by-line to standard output, while looking
  up each word in a dictionary.  If it finds any spelling errors on a line,
  or if it finds words that are not in the spelling dictionary, FSERR prints
  the line containing the questionable word and asks whether or not the word
  is spelled correctly.  If you indicate that the word is misspelled, you are
  prompted for the correct spelling.  FSERR corrects the spelling on standard
  output and continues.


ARGUMENT

  pathname
  (optional)       Specify file containing text to be checked.  Multiple
                   pathnames are permitted separated by blanks.
                   Default if omitted: read standard input.


OPTIONS

  -F               Process words just after a period ('.') in column 1 (i.e.
                   'FMT' directives).  The default is to ignore such "words".

  -N               Process digits.  The default is to ignore digits.

  -U               Underline misspelled words instead of prompting for
                   correction or verification.

  -S               Collect and print statistics on dictionary use.

  -C pathname      Write words that are not in the dictionary, but are
                   correctly spelled, into 'pathname'.

  -D pathname      Add the words in the file 'pathname' to the dictionary used
                   for this run.

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