PTX(CT) XENIX System V PTX(CT)
Name
ptx - Generates a permuted index.
Syntax
ptx [ options ] [ input [ output ] ]
Description
ptx generates a permuted index to file input on file output
(standard input and output default). It has three phases:
the first does the permutation, generating one line for each
keyword in an input line. The keyword is rotated to the
front. The permuted file is then sorted. Finally, the
sorted lines are rotated so the keyword comes at the middle
of each line. ptx produces output in the form:
.xx "tail" "before keyword" "keyword and after" "head"
where .xx is assumed to be an nroff (CT) or troff(CT) macro
provided by the user. The ``before keyword'' and ``keyword
and after'' fields incorporate as much of the line as will
fit around the keyword when it is printed. tail and head,
at least one of which is always the empty string, are
wrapped-around pieces small enough to fit in the unused
space at the opposite end of the line.
The following options can be applied:
-f Folds uppercase and lowercase letters for
sorting.
-t Prepares the output for the phototypesetter.
-w n Uses the next argument, n, as the length of the
output line. The default line length is 72
characters for nroff and 100 for troff.
-g n Uses the next argument, n, as the gap size in
characters. The gap size determines the number
of characters to be output for the "before
keyword" and "keyword and after" fields of the
output line. The total number of characters in
these fields is no more than the maximum line
length less the total size of all gaps less
whatever characters are in the "tail" and "head"
fields. ptx does not copy the gaps to the output
lines. It is the responsibility of the user to
provide the gaps when printing the lines. The
default gap is 3 characters.
-o only Uses as keywords only the words given in the only
file.
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PTX(CT) XENIX System V PTX(CT)-i ignore Does not use as keywords any words given in the
ignore file. If the -i and -o options are
missing, use /usr/lib/eign as the ignore file.
-b break Uses the characters in the break file to separate
words. Tab, newline, and space characters are
always used as break characters.
-r Takes any leading nonblank characters of each
input line to be a reference identifier (as to a
page or chapter), separate from the text of the
line. Attaches that identifier as a fifth field
on each output line.
Files
/bin/sort
/usr/lib/eign
Notes
Line length counts do not account for overstriking or
proportional spacing.
Lines that contain tildes (~) are not handled correctly,
because ptx uses that character internally.
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