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            codespell

            
            =========


            Fix common misspellings in text files. It's designed primarily for checking

            
            misspelled words in source code, but it can be used with other files as well.


            Useful links

            
            ------------


            * `GitHub project <https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell>`_


            * Mailing list: <codespell@googlegroups.com> with web archives/interface

            
              `here <https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/codespell>`_


            * `Repository <https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell>`_


            * `Releases <https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell/releases>`_


            Requirements

            
            ------------


            Python 3.5 or above.


            Installation

            
            ------------


            You can use ``pip`` to install codespell with e.g.::


                pip install codespell


            Usage

            
            -----


            For more in depth info please check usage with ``codespell -h``.


            Some noteworthy flags::


                codespell -w, --write-changes


            The ``-w`` flag will actually implement the changes recommended by codespell. Not running with ``-w`` flag is the same as with doing a dry run. It is recommended to run this with the ``-i`` or ``--interactive`` flag.::


                codespell -I FILE, --ignore-words=FILE


            The ``-I`` flag can be used for a list of certain words to allow that are in the codespell dictionaries. The format of the file is one word per line. Invoke using: ``codespell -I path/to/file.txt`` to execute codespell referencing said list of allowed words. **Important note:** The list passed to ``-I`` is case-sensitive based on how it is listed in the codespell dictionaries. ::


                codespell -L word1,word2,word3,word4


            The ``-L`` flag can be used to allow certain words that are comma-separated placed immediately after it.  **Important note:** The list passed to ``-L`` is case-sensitive based on how it is listed in the codespell dictionaries. ::


                codespell -S, --skip=


            Comma-separated list of files to skip. It accepts globs as well.  Examples:


            * to skip .eps & .txt files, invoke ``codespell --skip="*.eps,*.txt"``


            * to skip directories, invoke ``codespell --skip="./src/3rd-Party,./src/Test"``


            Useful commands::


                codespell -d -q 3 --skip="*.po,*.ts,./src/3rdParty,./src/Test"


            List all typos found except translation files and some directories.

            
            Display them without terminal colors and with a quiet level of 3. ::


                codespell -i 3 -w


            Run interactive mode level 3 and write changes to file.


            We ship a collection of dictionaries that are an improved version of the one available

            
            `on Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lists_of_common_misspellings/For_machines>`_

            
            after applying them in projects like Linux Kernel, EFL, oFono among others.

            
            You can provide your own version of the dictionary, but patches for

            
            new/different entries are very welcome.


            Want to know if a word you're proposing exists in codespell already? It is possible to test a word against the current set dictionaries that exist in ``codespell_lib/data/dictionary*.txt`` via::


                echo "word" | codespell -

            
                echo "1stword,2ndword" | codespell -


            You can select the optional dictionaries with the ``--builtin`` option.


            Using a config file

            
            -------------------


            Command line options can also be specified in a config file.


            When running ``codespell``, it will check in the current directory for a file

            
            named ``setup.cfg`` or ``.codespellrc`` (or a file specified via ``--config``),

            
            containing an entry named ``[codespell]``. Each command line argument can

            
            be specified in this file (without the preceding dashes), for example::


                [codespell]

            
                skip = *.po,*.ts,./src/3rdParty,./src/Test

            
                count =

            
                quiet-level = 3


            This is equivalent to running::


                codespell --quiet-level 3 --count --skip "*.po,*.ts,./src/3rdParty,./src/Test"


            Any options specified in the command line will *override* options from the

            
            config file.


            Dictionary format

            
            -----------------


            The format of the dictionaries was influenced by the one they originally came from,

            
            i.e. from Wikipedia. The difference is how multiple options are treated and

            
            that the last argument is an optional reason why a certain entry could not be

            
            applied directly, but should instead be manually inspected. E.g.:


            1. Simple entry: one wrong word / one suggestion::


                    calulated->calculated


            2. Entry with more than one suggested fix::


                   fiel->feel, field, file, phial,


               Note the last comma! You need to use it, otherwise the last suggestion

            
               will be discarded (see below for why). When there is more than one

            
               suggestion, an automatic fix is not possible and the best we can do is

            
               to give the user the file and line where the error occurred as well as

            
               the suggestions.


            3. Entry with one word, but with automatic fix disabled::


                   clas->class, disabled because of name clash in c++


               Note that there isn't a comma at the end of the line. The last argument is

            
               treated as the reason why a suggestion cannot be automatically applied.


               There can also be multiple suggestions but any automatic fix will again be

            
               disabled::


                   clas->class, clash, disabled because of name clash in c++


            Development Setup

            
            -----------------


            You can install required dependencies for development by running the following within a checkout of the codespell source::


                   pip install -e ".[dev]"


            To run tests against the codebase run::


                   make check


            Sending Pull Requests

            
            ---------------------


            If you have a suggested typo that you'd like to see merged please follow these steps:


            1. Make sure you read the instructions mentioned in the ``Dictionary format`` section above to submit correctly formatted entries.


            2. Choose the correct dictionary file to add your typo too. See `codespell --help` for explanations of the different dictionaries.


            3. Sort the dictionaries. This is done by invoking (in the top level directory of ``codespell/``)::


                   make check-dictionaries


               If the make script finds that you need to sort a dictionary, please then run::


                   make sort-dictionaries


            4. Only after this process is complete do we recommend you submit the PR.


            **Important Notes:**


            * If the dictionaries are submitted without being pre-sorted the PR will fail via our various CI tools.

            
            * Not all PRs will be merged. This is pending on the discretion of the devs, maintainers, and the community.


            Updating

            
            --------


            To stay current with codespell developments it is possible to build codespell from GitHub via::


                pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell.git


            **Important Notes:**


            * Sometimes installing via ``pip`` will complain about permissions. If this is the case then run with ::


                pip install --user --upgrade git+https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell.git


            * It has been reported that after installing from ``pip``, codespell can't be located. Please check the $PATH variable to see if ``~/.local/bin`` is present. If it isn't then add it to your path.

            
            * If you decide to install via ``pip`` then be sure to remove any previously installed versions of codespell (via your platform's preferred app manager).


            Updating the dictionaries

            
            -------------------------


            In the scenario where the user prefers not to follow the development version of codespell yet still opts to benefit from the frequently updated dictionary files, we recommend running a simple set of commands to achieve this ::


                wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codespell-project/codespell/master/codespell_lib/data/dictionary.txt

            
                codespell -D dictionary.txt


            The above simply downloads the latest ``dictionary.txt`` file and then by utilizing the ``-D`` flag allows the user to specify the freshly downloaded ``dictionary.txt`` as the custom dictionary instead of the default one.


            You can also do the same thing for the other dictionaries listed here:

            
                https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell/tree/master/codespell_lib/data


            License

            
            -------


            The Python script ``codespell`` with its library ``codespell_lib`` is available

            
            with the following terms:

            
            (*tl;dr*: `GPL v2`_)


               Copyright (C) 2010-2011  Lucas De Marchi <lucas.de.marchi@gmail.com>


               Copyright (C) 2011  ProFUSION embedded systems


               This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify

            
               it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by

            
               the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.


               This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

            
               but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

            
               MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the

            
               GNU General Public License for more details.


               You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License

            
               along with this program; if not, see

            
               <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>.


            .. _GPL v2: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html


            ``dictionary.txt`` and the other ``dictionary_*.txt`` files are a derived work of

            
            English Wikipedia and are released under the Creative Commons

            
            Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0

            
            http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
	codespell
	=========

	Fix common misspellings in text files. It's designed primarily for checking
	misspelled words in source code, but it can be used with other files as well.

	Useful links
	------------

	* `GitHub project <https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell>`_

	* Mailing list: <codespell@googlegroups.com> with web archives/interface
	`here <https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/codespell>`_

	* `Repository <https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell>`_

	* `Releases <https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell/releases>`_

	Requirements
	------------

	Python 3.5 or above.

	Installation
	------------

	You can use ``pip`` to install codespell with e.g.::

	pip install codespell

	Usage
	-----

	For more in depth info please check usage with ``codespell -h``.

	Some noteworthy flags::

	codespell -w, --write-changes

	The ``-w`` flag will actually implement the changes recommended by codespell. Not running with ``-w`` flag is the same as with doing a dry run. It is recommended to run this with the ``-i`` or ``--interactive`` flag.::

	codespell -I FILE, --ignore-words=FILE

	The ``-I`` flag can be used for a list of certain words to allow that are in the codespell dictionaries. The format of the file is one word per line. Invoke using: ``codespell -I path/to/file.txt`` to execute codespell referencing said list of allowed words. Important note: The list passed to ``-I`` is case-sensitive based on how it is listed in the codespell dictionaries. ::

	codespell -L word1,word2,word3,word4

	The ``-L`` flag can be used to allow certain words that are comma-separated placed immediately after it. Important note: The list passed to ``-L`` is case-sensitive based on how it is listed in the codespell dictionaries. ::

	codespell -S, --skip=

	Comma-separated list of files to skip. It accepts globs as well. Examples:

	* to skip .eps & .txt files, invoke ``codespell --skip=".eps,.txt"``

	* to skip directories, invoke ``codespell --skip="./src/3rd-Party,./src/Test"``


	Useful commands::

	codespell -d -q 3 --skip=".po,.ts,./src/3rdParty,./src/Test"

	List all typos found except translation files and some directories.
	Display them without terminal colors and with a quiet level of 3. ::

	codespell -i 3 -w

	Run interactive mode level 3 and write changes to file.

	We ship a collection of dictionaries that are an improved version of the one available
	`on Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lists_of_common_misspellings/For_machines>`_
	after applying them in projects like Linux Kernel, EFL, oFono among others.
	You can provide your own version of the dictionary, but patches for
	new/different entries are very welcome.

	Want to know if a word you're proposing exists in codespell already? It is possible to test a word against the current set dictionaries that exist in ``codespell_lib/data/dictionary*.txt`` via::

	echo "word" \| codespell -
	echo "1stword,2ndword" \| codespell -

	You can select the optional dictionaries with the ``--builtin`` option.

	Using a config file
	-------------------

	Command line options can also be specified in a config file.

	When running ``codespell``, it will check in the current directory for a file
	named ``setup.cfg`` or ``.codespellrc`` (or a file specified via ``--config``),
	containing an entry named ``[codespell]``. Each command line argument can
	be specified in this file (without the preceding dashes), for example::

	[codespell]
	skip = .po,.ts,./src/3rdParty,./src/Test
	count =
	quiet-level = 3

	This is equivalent to running::

	codespell --quiet-level 3 --count --skip ".po,.ts,./src/3rdParty,./src/Test"

	Any options specified in the command line will override options from the
	config file.

	Dictionary format
	-----------------

	The format of the dictionaries was influenced by the one they originally came from,
	i.e. from Wikipedia. The difference is how multiple options are treated and
	that the last argument is an optional reason why a certain entry could not be
	applied directly, but should instead be manually inspected. E.g.:

	1. Simple entry: one wrong word / one suggestion::

	calulated->calculated

	2. Entry with more than one suggested fix::

	fiel->feel, field, file, phial,

	Note the last comma! You need to use it, otherwise the last suggestion
	will be discarded (see below for why). When there is more than one
	suggestion, an automatic fix is not possible and the best we can do is
	to give the user the file and line where the error occurred as well as
	the suggestions.

	3. Entry with one word, but with automatic fix disabled::

	clas->class, disabled because of name clash in c++

	Note that there isn't a comma at the end of the line. The last argument is
	treated as the reason why a suggestion cannot be automatically applied.

	There can also be multiple suggestions but any automatic fix will again be
	disabled::

	clas->class, clash, disabled because of name clash in c++

	Development Setup
	-----------------

	You can install required dependencies for development by running the following within a checkout of the codespell source::

	pip install -e ".[dev]"

	To run tests against the codebase run::

	make check

	Sending Pull Requests
	---------------------

	If you have a suggested typo that you'd like to see merged please follow these steps:

	1. Make sure you read the instructions mentioned in the ``Dictionary format`` section above to submit correctly formatted entries.

	2. Choose the correct dictionary file to add your typo too. See `codespell --help` for explanations of the different dictionaries.

	3. Sort the dictionaries. This is done by invoking (in the top level directory of ``codespell/``)::

	make check-dictionaries

	If the make script finds that you need to sort a dictionary, please then run::

	make sort-dictionaries

	4. Only after this process is complete do we recommend you submit the PR.

	Important Notes:

	* If the dictionaries are submitted without being pre-sorted the PR will fail via our various CI tools.
	* Not all PRs will be merged. This is pending on the discretion of the devs, maintainers, and the community.

	Updating
	--------

	To stay current with codespell developments it is possible to build codespell from GitHub via::

	pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell.git

	Important Notes:

	* Sometimes installing via ``pip`` will complain about permissions. If this is the case then run with ::

	pip install --user --upgrade git+https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell.git

	* It has been reported that after installing from ``pip``, codespell can't be located. Please check the $PATH variable to see if ``~/.local/bin`` is present. If it isn't then add it to your path.
	* If you decide to install via ``pip`` then be sure to remove any previously installed versions of codespell (via your platform's preferred app manager).

	Updating the dictionaries
	-------------------------

	In the scenario where the user prefers not to follow the development version of codespell yet still opts to benefit from the frequently updated dictionary files, we recommend running a simple set of commands to achieve this ::

	wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codespell-project/codespell/master/codespell_lib/data/dictionary.txt
	codespell -D dictionary.txt

	The above simply downloads the latest ``dictionary.txt`` file and then by utilizing the ``-D`` flag allows the user to specify the freshly downloaded ``dictionary.txt`` as the custom dictionary instead of the default one.

	You can also do the same thing for the other dictionaries listed here:
	https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell/tree/master/codespell_lib/data

	License
	-------

	The Python script ``codespell`` with its library ``codespell_lib`` is available
	with the following terms:
	(tl;dr: `GPL v2`_)

	Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Lucas De Marchi <lucas.de.marchi@gmail.com>

	Copyright (C) 2011 ProFUSION embedded systems

	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
	the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.

	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
	GNU General Public License for more details.

	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
	along with this program; if not, see
	<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>.

	.. _GPL v2: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html

	``dictionary.txt`` and the other ``dictionary_*.txt`` files are a derived work of
	English Wikipedia and are released under the Creative Commons
	Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/