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 <[email protected]>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 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.