PTX("1") manual page

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## Name

ptx - produce a permuted index of file contents

## Synopsis

ptx [OPTION]... [INPUT]... (without -G)
ptx -G [OPTION]... [INPUT [OUTPUT]]

## Description

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

-A, --auto-reference
  output automatically generated references
-C, --copyright
  display Copyright and copying conditions
-G, --traditional
  behave more like System V `ptx'
-F, --flag-truncation=STRING
  use STRING for flagging line truncations
-M, --macro-name=STRING
  macro name to use instead of `xx'
-O, --format=roff
  generate output as roff directives
-R, --right-side-refs
  put references at right, not counted in -w
-S, --sentence-regexp=REGEXP
  for end of lines or end of sentences
-T, --format=tex
  generate output as TeX directives
-W, --word-regexp=REGEXP
  use REGEXP to match each keyword
-b, --break-file=FILE
  word break characters in this FILE
-f, --ignore-case
  fold lower case to upper case for sorting
-g, --gap-size=NUMBER
  gap size in columns between output fields
-i, --ignore-file=FILE
  read ignore word list from FILE
-o, --only-file=FILE
  read only word list from this FILE
-r, --references
  first field of each line is a reference
-t, --typeset-mode
  - not implemented -
-w, --width=NUMBER
  output width in columns, reference excluded
--help
  display this help and exit
--version
  output version information and exit

With no FILE or if FILE is -, read Standard Input. `-F /' by default.

## See Also

The full documentation for ptx is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and ptx programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info ptx

should give you access to the complete manual.

## Copyright

Copyright © 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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