#!/bin/bash

# filename: spell-check.sh

# Pete Nesbitt, Jan 2016

# quick script to check spelling on a single word
# requires "aspell" package, available with most distributions.

# aspell uses *, &, and # for result status:
#
# * = OK  "*" (nothing else on line)
# & = Suggestions:  "& kyak 15 0: kayak, yak,..."
# # = None:  "# kjlsdkfaioj 0"

clear
echo
echo

# Get search term from user ($WORD)
printf "   => Enter a Word to Spell Check:  "
read WORD

echo

# run aspell
A_RESULTS="`echo "${WORD}" | aspell -a --ignore-case | egrep -v "^$|^\@\(\#\)"`"

# check status, if *  &  or #
STAT_CHAR="`echo "${A_RESULTS}" | cut -c1`"

if [ "${STAT_CHAR}" = "&" ];then  # list of words
   echo "Suggestions for ${WORD}:"
   echo "${A_RESULTS}" | cut -d: -f2 | sed 's/^\ //' | fold -s | sed 's/^/\ \ \ /'

elif [ "${STAT_CHAR}" = "*" ];then  # no errors
    echo "${WORD} is spelled correctly"

elif [ "${STAT_CHAR}" = "#" ];then  # no suggestions
    echo "Sorry, no suggestions for:"
    echo "   ${WORD}"

else
  echo "error"
  exit 1

fi

echo
echo

exit 0
# eof