spit(1) User Commands spit(1)
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 autopoint
should give you access to the complete manual.
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