Just a note that this bug is still around and people still notice. It exits immediately if you try to run plain "spell -b".
$ spell -b /tmp/words dogg $ spell -b < /tmp/words $ spell < /tmp/words dogg $ spell -b < /etc/passwd $ spell < /etc/passwd | wc 262 262 1509 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org