---
name: "acheck"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "acheck"
version: "0.5.13"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/acheck"
---

# acheck(1)

Check common localization mistakes

## NAME

acheck - Check common localization mistakes

## SYNOPSIS

acheck \[OPTIONS\] \[INPUT\_FILE\]

## DESCRIPTION

This program parses a file checking for syntax rules and optionally asking Aspell for checking word spelling. It makes fix suggestions and outputs a corrected file accordingly adding review comments if requested.

It tries to find the file type according to the extension or the first lines and loads rules accordingly.

It displays lines when they are parse.

When an error is found, a menu is displayed. Just press Enter if you don't want to change anything. If a choice suits you, enter the corresponding number. If you want to fix it but no choice is correct, enter a space, then you will be asked for a string to replace the highlighted text. The script will replace the highlighted text with your choice and parse it again for new errors.

Here are all the available commands:

- *Enter*, ignore.

  Ignore.

- *Ctrl+L*, redraw.

  Rewrite the last line, suggestions and hints.

- *Space*, edit.

  Edit the highlighted text.

- *E*, edit line.

  Edit the whole line.

- *H*, add hint.

  Add the displayed hint as review comment. Use this if you want the translator to see the corresponding warning or error but you have no correction.

- *N*, next line.

  Skip the rest of this line.

- *X*, exit and discard all changes.

  Quit without saving modifications, the script ask you for confirmation, you have to enter \`**yes**' to exit otherwise parsing starts again at the current mistake.

- *a*, add in dictionary.

  Add the highlighted word to you personal dictionary, capitalized as it is.

- *l*, add lowercase in dictionary.

  Lowercase the highlighted word to add it to your personal dictionary.

- *i*, ignore word.

  Ignore the highlighted word, same as *Enter*.

- *I*, ignore all.

  Ignore the highlighted word and add it to your session dictionary.

## OPTIONS

Verbosity level:

- *-q*, *--quiet*

  quiet mode.

- *-v*

  verbose, start at level *$Debug + 1*, add more for more verbosity (see below).

- *--verbose n*

  set verbosity level to *n* (see below).

Files:

- *-i*, *--input*

  input filename, can be '*-*' to read data from standard input.

- *-o*, *--output*

  output filename, can be '*-*' to write data to standard output. If no output filename is provided, input file is backed up with \`*bak\_ext*' extension and input filename is used.

Spell check:

- *-s*, *--spell*

  check spelling with Aspell.

- *-d language*, *--dict language*

  use *language* dictionary for Aspell.

- *-n*, *--nospell*

  don't check spelling.

Mode:

- *-r*, *--review*

  review mode, add comments on lines beginning with *$Comment* after parsed line.

- *-t*, *--trans*

  translator mode, don't add comments, just fix errors.

others:

- *--rules ruleset*

  use *ruleset* rules set.

- *--type filetype*

  use *filetype* whatever the file type is.

- *--dump*

  Dump the rules to check and exit, use this for debugging purposes.

- *-V*, *--version*

  print version and exit.

- *-h*, *--help*

  print a short usage message and exit.

### Verbosity Level

- *0* quiet, normal

  only warnings and errors

- *1* debug

  names of subroutines

- *2* debug verbose

  names and arguments of subroutines

- *3* .. *5* debug very verbose

  output parsing and checking details

## SEE ALSO

[*acheck*(5)](/acheck/5.md), [*acheck-rules*(5)](/acheck-rules/5.md)

## AUTHOR

Nicolas Bertolissio \<bertol@debian.org\>