---
name: "pxlstr"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "phyx"
version: "1.3.2+ds-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pxlstr"
---

# pxlstr(1)

print tree summary

## NAME

pxlstr - print tree summary

## SYNOPSIS

**pxlstr** \[*OPTIONS*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

Print tree summary. By default returns all properties. Alternatively choose 1 property. This will take a newick- or nexus-formatted tree from a file or STDIN.

## OPTIONS

- **-t**, **--treef**=*FILE*

  input tree file, STDIN otherwise

- **-r**, **--rooted**

  return whether the tree is rooted

- **-a**, **--age**

  return the height of root (must be rooted and ultrametric)

- **-n**, **--ntips**

  return the number of terminals

- **-u**, **--ultrametric**

  return whether tree is ultrametric

- **-b**, **--binary**

  return whether tree is binary

- **-l**, **--length**

  return the length of the tree

- **-i**, **--tiplabels**

  return all tip labels (one per line)

- **-v**, **--rtvar**

  return root-to-tip variance

- **-o**, **--outf**=*FILE*

  output tree stats file, STOUT otherwise

- **-h**, **--help**

  display this help and exit

- **-V**, **--version**

  display version and exit

- **-C**, **--citation**

  display phyx citation and exit

## CITATION

Brown, Joseph W., Joseph F. Walker, and Stephen A. Smith. 2017. Phyx: phylogenetic tools for unix. Bioinformatics 33(12): 1886-1888. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btx063.

## AUTHOR

Written by Joseph W. Brown

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to: \<https://github.com/FePhyFoFum/phyx/issues\> phyx home page: \<https://github.com/FePhyFoFum/phyx\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2016-2024 FePhyFoFum License: GPLv3