macOS
Homebrewvérifié · 100%
brew install ispelllocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsvérifié · 94%
sudo port install ispellMacPorts ports tree · textproc/ispell/Portfile · Source: api.github.com
brew
Installer ispell avec Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Consultez les chemins d'installation, exécutables, métadonnées et notes de sécurité de ispell pour les workflows d'agents IA.
installation
Commandes d'installation supplémentaires
Linux
Debian aptvérifié · 92%
sudo apt install ispellDebian stable package indexes · ispell · Source: deb.debian.org
Nixvérifié · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ispellnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/is/ispell/package.nix · Source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanvérifié · 92%
sudo pacman -S ispellArch Linux sync databases · ispell · Source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zyppervérifié · 92%
sudo zypper install ispellopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ispell · Source: download.opensuse.org
aperçu
Résumé du paquet
International Ispell
Liens du projet
Commandes et alias
- buildhash
- defmt-c
- defmt-sh
- findaffix
- icombine
- ijoin
- ispell
- munchlist
- tryaffix
historique
Historique du projet et usages
International Ispell is a classic Unix spell checker and dictionary toolchain. The official homepage describes a very old program whose lineage runs from PDP-10 assembly through a C/Unix implementation and Geoff Kuenning's internationalized release.
Historique du projet
The official Ispell homepage says the original was written in PDP-10 assembly in 1971 by R. E. Gorin, the C version was written by Pace Willisson of MIT, Walt Buehring added the Emacs interface and posted it to the network, and Geoff Kuenning added international support and created the release line used by modern packages.
The Contributors file in the official source distribution gives a more detailed lineage: the program was first called SPELL, Bill Ackerman's ITS version introduced the name ISPELL, Pace Willisson wrote the C/Unix version in 1983, Walt Buehring enhanced and posted it with a dictionary in 1987, and Kuenning rewrote major portions in 1988 for a table-driven multi-lingual design.
The 3.4.06 source distribution's version header identifies International Ispell Version 3.4.06 dated 2023-10-30 and preserves copyright notices from Pace Willisson and Geoff Kuenning across the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s.
Historique d'adoption
Ispell became embedded in Unix text workflows because it was screen-oriented, faster and easier to use than traditional Unix `spell`, and integrated with editors such as Emacs. Its dictionaries, affix flags, and auxiliary tools made it more than a single binary: it was a spell-checking system for text files, TeX/nroff-era documents, and editor-driven writing.
The input metadata shows continuing package-manager presence in Homebrew, Debian and Ubuntu dictionary packages, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE. That persistence matters because Ispell's format and tools remain part of the ancestry of later spell-checking systems.
Modes d'utilisation
Users run `ispell` interactively over text, while related commands such as `buildhash`, `munchlist`, `findaffix`, `icombine`, and `ijoin` help build and manipulate dictionaries and affix data. The manual documents the interactive checker, personal dictionaries, affix handling, and input deformatting.
The package is especially associated with local dictionaries and editor integration rather than network services or credentials, so the Homebrew curation correctly has no credentials file.
Pourquoi les passionnés de paquets s'y intéressent
Ispell is historically important because it carries early spell-checker lineage, Unix porting history, Emacs integration, language dictionaries, and affix-table design in one package. It is a living fossil in the best package-manager sense: old code with real users, preserved docs, unusual licensing text, and many small helper binaries.
For maintainers, Ispell is also a reminder that data files and dictionary formats can be as important as executables. Packaging it means preserving dictionaries, hash builders, man pages, and historical compatibility with editor tooling.
Chronologie
- 1971: Ralph E. Gorin writes SPELL in PDP-10 assembly.
- 1978: Bill Ackerman's ITS version introduces the ISPELL name.
- 1983: Pace Willisson writes a C/Unix version from scratch.
- 1987: Walt Buehring posts an enhanced version with dictionary and Emacs interface.
- 1988: Geoff Kuenning rewrites major portions for table-driven multi-lingual support.
- 2023: Official source distribution identifies International Ispell 3.4.06.
Related projects
- Ispell is related to Unix `spell`, Emacs ispell.el, Kspell, Aspell, MySpell, Hunspell, TeX and nroff deformatting workflows, and distribution dictionary packages such as iamerican.
Sources
- Homebrew metadata documents package-manager distribution and installed executables.
- The official homepage and manual document the program lineage, authors, usage, and related interfaces.
- The official source tarball's Contributors file and version header provide detailed historical chronology and release identity.
posture de sécurité
Niveau de risque : vert
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Classificateur de risque
risque vert · confiance faible · appliance
Pourquoi
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signaux
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Comportement d'installation
- Aucun hook post-install Homebrew n’est enregistré dans les métadonnées de formule.
- Les métadonnées de bottle Homebrew sont disponibles pour 10 plateformes.
Revue recommandée
Avant une utilisation sans surveillance par un agent, vérifiez si l'outil lit des identifiants en clair, écrit un état distant, publie des artefacts ou lance des plugins.
exécutables
Exécutables installés
| Commande | Type | Exposition | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
buildhash | cli | exécutable global | |
defmt-c | cli | exécutable global | |
defmt-sh | cli | exécutable global | |
findaffix | cli | exécutable global | |
icombine | cli | exécutable global | |
ijoin | cli | exécutable global | |
ispell | cli | exécutable global | |
munchlist | cli | exécutable global | |
tryaffix | cli | exécutable global |
fraîcheur
Version et fraîcheur
Ces signaux séparent l'âge de génération de la page, l'activité du gestionnaire de paquets et la comparaison avec les versions amont. Un retard de version n'est signalé que lorsqu'une URL de preuve et des versions comparables sont présentes.
page générée2026-07-25
version du gestionnaire3.4.06
gestionnaire mis à jour
données localesOK
amontnot checked
dernière version détectéenon détecté
https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell.html
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.confiance faible
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell.htmlconfiance none
métadonnées d'installation
Métadonnées du paquet
| Clé du paquet | brew:ispell |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.4.06 |
| Gestionnaire de paquets | Homebrew |
| Page du gestionnaire de paquets | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ispell |
| Page d'accueil | https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell.html |
| Docs amont | https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell-man.html |
| Licence | LicenseRef-Homebrew-cannot-represent |
| Archive source | https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/tars/ispell-3.4.06.tar.gz |
| Bibliothèques fournies par macOS | ncurses |
| Bouteille | disponible (sur arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| post-install Homebrew | non défini |
| Service | aucun déclaré |
faits du registre
Détails de la base source
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | ispell |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
|
correspondances dans les bases sources
Autres enregistrements de gestionnaires de paquets
Les correspondances proviennent d’index externes de gestionnaires de paquets et restent séparées des liens de paquets Automic Vault locaux.
Debian apt95%
iamerican 3.4.06-1
American English dictionary for ispell (standard version)
https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell.html
sudo apt install iamerican- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ispell
- 5 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Ispell
Debian apt95%
iamerican-huge 3.4.06-1
American English dictionary for ispell (huge)
https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell.html
sudo apt install iamerican-huge- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ispell
- 5 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Ispell
Debian apt95%
iamerican-insane 3.4.06-1
American English dictionary for ispell (insane version)
https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell.html
sudo apt install iamerican-insane- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ispell
- 5 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Ispell
Debian apt95%
iamerican-large 3.4.06-1
American English dictionary for ispell (large)
https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell.html
sudo apt install iamerican-large- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ispell
- 5 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Ispell
Debian apt95%
iamerican-small 3.4.06-1
American English dictionary for ispell (small)
https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell.html
sudo apt install iamerican-small- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ispell
- 5 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Ispell
Debian apt95%
ibritish 3.4.06-1
British English dictionary for ispell (standard version)
https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell.html
sudo apt install ibritish- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ispell
- 5 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Ispell
Debian apt95%
ibritish-huge 3.4.06-1
British English dictionary for ispell (huge)
https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell.html
sudo apt install ibritish-huge- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ispell
- 5 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Ispell
Debian apt95%
ibritish-insane 3.4.06-1
British English dictionary for ispell (insane version)
https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell.html
sudo apt install ibritish-insane- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ispell
- 5 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Ispell
Debian apt95%
ibritish-large 3.4.06-1
British English dictionary for ispell (large)
https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell.html
sudo apt install ibritish-large- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ispell
- 5 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Ispell
Debian apt95%
ibritish-small 3.4.06-1
British English dictionary for ispell (small)
https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell.html
sudo apt install ibritish-small- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ispell
- 5 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Ispell
Debian apt95%
ienglish-common 3.4.06-1
Common files for British and American ispell dictionaries
https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell.html
sudo apt install ienglish-common- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ispell
- 1 Dépendances
- 10 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Ispell
Debian apt95%
ispell 3.4.06-1
International Ispell (an interactive spelling corrector)
https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell.html
sudo apt install ispell- Section: text
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 Dépendances
- 5 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Ispell
Nix95%
ispell
nix profile install nixpkgs#ispell- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Ispell
Ubuntu apt95%
iamerican 3.4.06-1
American English dictionary for ispell (standard version)
https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell.html
sudo apt install iamerican- Section: universe/text
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ispell
- 5 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Ispell
Ubuntu apt95%
iamerican-huge 3.4.06-1
American English dictionary for ispell (huge)
https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell.html
sudo apt install iamerican-huge- Section: universe/text
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ispell
- 5 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Ispell
Ubuntu apt95%
iamerican-insane 3.4.06-1
American English dictionary for ispell (insane version)
https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ispell.html
sudo apt install iamerican-insane- Section: universe/text
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ispell
- 5 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Ispell
piste source
Généré depuis les données du dépôt
Cette page est servie par av-web depuis l'artéfact SQLite privé des paquets généré par scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Sources utilisées
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment