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.TH SPIT "1" "January 2026" "GNU gettext-tools 1.0" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
spit \- translate some text through a Large Language Model
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B spit
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Passes standard input to a Large Language Model (LLM) instance and prints
the response.
With the \fB\-\-to\fR option, it translates standard input to the specified language
through a Large Language Model (LLM) and prints the translation.
.PP
Warning: The output might not be what you expect.
It might be of the wrong form, be of poor quality, or reflect some biases.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-\-species\fR=\fI\,TYPE\/\fR
Specifies the type of LLM.  The default and only
valid value is 'ollama'.
.TP
\fB\-\-url\fR=\fI\,URL\/\fR
Specifies the URL of the server that runs the LLM.
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-model\fR=\fI\,MODEL\/\fR
Specifies the model to use.
.TP
\fB\-\-to\fR=\fI\,LANGUAGE\/\fR
Specifies the target language.
.TP
\fB\-\-prompt\fR=\fI\,TEXT\/\fR
Specifies the prompt to use before standard input.
This option overrides the \fB\-\-to\fR option.
.TP
\fB\-\-postprocess\fR=\fI\,COMMAND\/\fR
Specifies a command to post\-process the output.
.PP
Informative output:
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Display this help and exit.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Output version information and exit.
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Bruno Haible.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs in the bug tracker at <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext>
or by email to <bug\-gettext@gnu.org>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2025\-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
.br
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B spit
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B spit
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info spit
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.