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"mode": "man",
"parameter": "ptx",
"section": "1",
"url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ptx/1/json",
"generated": "2026-05-30T06:05:45Z",
"synopsis": "ptx [OPTION]... [INPUT]... (without -G)\nptx -G [OPTION]... [INPUT [OUTPUT]]",
"sections": {
"NAME": {
"content": "ptx - produce a permuted index of file contents\n",
"subsections": []
},
"SYNOPSIS": {
"content": "ptx [OPTION]... [INPUT]... (without -G)\nptx -G [OPTION]... [INPUT [OUTPUT]]\n",
"subsections": []
},
"DESCRIPTION": {
"content": "Output a permuted index, including context, of the words in the input files.\n\nWith no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.\n\nMandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n",
"subsections": [
{
"name": "-A --auto-reference",
"content": "output automatically generated references\n",
"flag": "-A",
"long": "--auto-reference"
},
{
"name": "-G --traditional",
"content": "behave more like System V 'ptx'\n",
"flag": "-G",
"long": "--traditional"
},
{
"name": "-F --flag-truncation",
"content": "use STRING for flagging line truncations. The default is '/'\n",
"flag": "-F",
"long": "--flag-truncation"
},
{
"name": "-M --macro-name",
"content": "macro name to use instead of 'xx'\n",
"flag": "-M",
"long": "--macro-name"
},
{
"name": "-O --format",
"content": "generate output as roff directives\n",
"flag": "-O",
"long": "--format"
},
{
"name": "-R --right-side-refs",
"content": "put references at right, not counted in -w\n",
"flag": "-R",
"long": "--right-side-refs"
},
{
"name": "-S --sentence-regexp",
"content": "for end of lines or end of sentences\n",
"flag": "-S",
"long": "--sentence-regexp"
},
{
"name": "-T --format",
"content": "generate output as TeX directives\n",
"flag": "-T",
"long": "--format"
},
{
"name": "-W --word-regexp",
"content": "use REGEXP to match each keyword\n",
"flag": "-W",
"long": "--word-regexp"
},
{
"name": "-b --break-file",
"content": "word break characters in this FILE\n",
"flag": "-b",
"long": "--break-file"
},
{
"name": "-f --ignore-case",
"content": "fold lower case to upper case for sorting\n",
"flag": "-f",
"long": "--ignore-case"
},
{
"name": "-g --gap-size",
"content": "gap size in columns between output fields\n",
"flag": "-g",
"long": "--gap-size"
},
{
"name": "-i --ignore-file",
"content": "read ignore word list from FILE\n",
"flag": "-i",
"long": "--ignore-file"
},
{
"name": "-o --only-file",
"content": "read only word list from this FILE\n",
"flag": "-o",
"long": "--only-file"
},
{
"name": "-r --references",
"content": "first field of each line is a reference\n",
"flag": "-r",
"long": "--references"
},
{
"name": "-t --typeset-mode",
"content": "",
"flag": "-t",
"long": "--typeset-mode"
},
{
"name": "-w --width",
"content": "output width in columns, reference excluded\n\n--help display this help and exit\n",
"flag": "-w",
"long": "--width"
},
{
"name": "--version",
"content": "output version information and exit\n",
"long": "--version"
}
]
},
"AUTHOR": {
"content": "Written by F. Pinard.\n",
"subsections": []
},
"REPORTING BUGS": {
"content": "GNU coreutils online help: \nReport any translation bugs to \n",
"subsections": []
},
"COPYRIGHT": {
"content": "Copyright © 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later\n.\nThis is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to\nthe extent permitted by law.\n",
"subsections": []
},
"SEE ALSO": {
"content": "Full documentation \nor available locally via: info '(coreutils) ptx invocation'\n\n\n\nGNU coreutils 8.32 January 2026 PTX(1)",
"subsections": []
}
},
"summary": "ptx - produce a permuted index of file contents",
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"long": "--auto-reference",
"arg": null,
"description": "output automatically generated references"
},
{
"flag": "-G",
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"arg": null,
"description": "behave more like System V 'ptx'"
},
{
"flag": "-F",
"long": "--flag-truncation",
"arg": null,
"description": "use STRING for flagging line truncations. The default is '/'"
},
{
"flag": "-M",
"long": "--macro-name",
"arg": null,
"description": "macro name to use instead of 'xx'"
},
{
"flag": "-O",
"long": "--format",
"arg": null,
"description": "generate output as roff directives"
},
{
"flag": "-R",
"long": "--right-side-refs",
"arg": null,
"description": "put references at right, not counted in -w"
},
{
"flag": "-S",
"long": "--sentence-regexp",
"arg": null,
"description": "for end of lines or end of sentences"
},
{
"flag": "-T",
"long": "--format",
"arg": null,
"description": "generate output as TeX directives"
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{
"flag": "-W",
"long": "--word-regexp",
"arg": null,
"description": "use REGEXP to match each keyword"
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{
"flag": "-b",
"long": "--break-file",
"arg": null,
"description": "word break characters in this FILE"
},
{
"flag": "-f",
"long": "--ignore-case",
"arg": null,
"description": "fold lower case to upper case for sorting"
},
{
"flag": "-g",
"long": "--gap-size",
"arg": null,
"description": "gap size in columns between output fields"
},
{
"flag": "-i",
"long": "--ignore-file",
"arg": null,
"description": "read ignore word list from FILE"
},
{
"flag": "-o",
"long": "--only-file",
"arg": null,
"description": "read only word list from this FILE"
},
{
"flag": "-r",
"long": "--references",
"arg": null,
"description": "first field of each line is a reference"
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{
"flag": "-t",
"long": "--typeset-mode",
"arg": null,
"description": ""
},
{
"flag": "-w",
"long": "--width",
"arg": null,
"description": "output width in columns, reference excluded --help display this help and exit"
},
{
"flag": "",
"long": "--version",
"arg": null,
"description": "output version information and exit"
}
],
"examples": [],
"see_also": []
}