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enchant-lsmod

enchant-lsmod(1)						   User Commands						  enchant-lsmod(1)

NAME

       enchant-lsmod -	is used to show languages and dictionaries that enchant supports.

SYNOPSIS

       enchant-lsmod [-lang [language_tag]] [-list-dicts] [-h] [-v]

DESCRIPTION

       enchant-lsmod is used to show languages and dictionaires that enchant supports.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -lang [language_tag]    List all supported languages or show whether a specfied language is supported.

       -list-dicts	       List all dictionaries that enchant supports.

       -h		       Display the help text.

       -v		       Prints the program's version.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWgnome-spell		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |Volatile			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       libenchant(3), enchant(1), attributes(5),

NOTES

       Written by Jeff Cai, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2008.

SunOS 5.11							    30 Jul 2008 						  enchant-lsmod(1)

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