spit - translate some text through a Large Language Model
spit [OPTION...]
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.
--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.
Written by Bruno Haible.
Report bugs in the bug tracker at <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.
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.
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.