ptx

Output a permuted index, including context, of the words in the input files.

With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

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

-A, --auto-reference

output automatically generated references

-G, --traditional

behave more like System V 'ptx'

-F, --flag-truncation=STRING

use STRING for flagging line truncations. The default is '/'

-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

Written by F. Pinard.

GNU coreutils online help: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/
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Full documentation https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ptx
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) ptx invocation'

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There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.