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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Spell a file & generate the syntax statements necessary to
+# highlight in vim.  Based on a program from Krishna Gadepalli
+# <krishna@stdavids.picker.com>.
+#
+# I use the following mappings (in .vimrc):
+#
+#	noremap <F8> :so `vimspell.sh %`<CR><CR>
+#	noremap <F7> :syntax clear SpellErrors<CR>
+#
+# Neil Schemenauer <nascheme@ucalgary.ca>
+# March 1999
+
+INFILE=$1
+OUTFILE=/tmp/vimspell.$$
+# if you have "tempfile", use the following line
+#OUTFILE=`tempfile`
+
+#
+# local spellings
+#
+LOCAL_DICT=${LOCAL_DICT-$HOME/local/lib/local_dict}
+
+if [ -f $LOCAL_DICT ]
+then
+	SPELL_ARGS="+$LOCAL_DICT"
+fi
+
+spell $SPELL_ARGS $INFILE | sort -u |
+awk '
+      {
+	printf "syntax match SpellErrors \"\\<%s\\>\"\n", $0 ;
+      }
+
+END   {
+	printf "highlight link SpellErrors ErrorMsg\n\n" ;
+      }
+' > $OUTFILE
+echo "!rm $OUTFILE" >> $OUTFILE
+echo $OUTFILE