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 © 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.

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