3.2.2.1 Functionality of the Ispell Compatibility Script

The Ispell compatibility script provides the following Ispell functionally.

• The ability to check a file when called without any mode parameters.
• The pipe or -a mode.
• The list or -l mode.
• The version or -v mode. A single line is returned which, while not being identical to the line Ispell returns, is sufficient to fool most programs.
• The munch or -c mode.
• The expand or -e mode.
• The ability to dump the affix file when called with ’-D’. However the format of the affix file is different. Furthermore, not all languages have an affix file.

However the Ispell script is currently unable to emulate the ’-A’ pipe mode. This is different from the normal pipe mode in that the special &Include_File& command is recognized.