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NAME
       spit - translate some text through a Large Language Model

SYNOPSIS
       spit [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION
       Passes standard input to a Large Language Model (LLM) instance and
       prints the response.  With the --to option, it translates standard
       input to the specified language through a Large Language Model (LLM)
       and prints the translation.

       Warning: The output might not be what you expect.  It might be of the
       wrong form, be of poor quality, or reflect some biases.

OPTIONS
       --species=TYPE
              Specifies the type of LLM.  The default and only valid value is
              'ollama'.

       --url=URL
              Specifies the URL of the server that runs the LLM.

       -m, --model=MODEL
              Specifies the model to use.

       --to=LANGUAGE
              Specifies the target language.

       --prompt=TEXT
              Specifies the prompt to use before standard input.  This option
              overrides the --to option.

       --postprocess=COMMAND
              Specifies a command to post-process the output.

       Informative output:

       -h, --help
              Display this help and exit.

       -V, --version
              Output version information and exit.

AUTHOR
       Written by Bruno Haible.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs in the bug tracker at
       <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to
       <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2025-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+:
       GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
       The full documentation for spit is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If
       the info and spit programs are properly installed at your site, the
       command

              info spit

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU gettext-tools 1.0            January 2026                          SPIT(1)