SPIT(1) User Commands SPIT(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

spit - translate some text through a Large Language Model

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**spit** \[*OPTION*...]

# [DESCRIPTION](#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](#OPTIONS)

[**--species**=*TYPE*](#species)

Specifies the type of LLM. The default and only valid value is 'ollama'.

[**--url**=*URL*](#url)

Specifies the URL of the server that runs the LLM.

[**-m**, **--model**=*MODEL*](#m)

Specifies the model to use.

[**--to**=*LANGUAGE*](#to)

Specifies the target language.

[**--prompt**=*TEXT*](#prompt)

Specifies the prompt to use before standard input. This option overrides the **--to** option.

[**--postprocess**=*COMMAND*](#postprocess)

Specifies a command to post-process the output.

Informative output:

[**-h**, **--help**](#h)

Display this help and exit.

[**-V**, **--version**](#V)

Output version information and exit.

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Written by Bruno Haible.

# [REPORTING BUGS](#REPORTING_BUGS)

Report bugs in the bug tracker at <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.

spit (GNU gettext-tools) 1.0  
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](#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.

August 2026 spit

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Document: spit(1) from gettext 1.0-r7 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/gettext.git