---
name: "uu-ptx"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "uutils-coreutils"
version: "0.12.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/uu-ptx"
---

# uu-ptx(1)

Produce a permuted index of file contents Output a permuted index, including context, of the words in the input files. Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input. Default is '-F /'.

## NAME

ptx - Produce a permuted index of file contents Output a permuted index, including context, of the words in the input files. Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input. Default is '-F /'.

## SYNOPSIS

**ptx** \[OPTION\]... \[INPUT\]...\
 **ptx** -G \[OPTION\]... \[INPUT \[OUTPUT\]\]

## DESCRIPTION

Produce a permuted index of file contents Output a permuted index, including context, of the words in the input files. Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input. Default is '-F /'.

## OPTIONS

- **-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

- **-M**, **--macro-name** *\<STRING\>*

  macro name to use instead of 'xx'

- **-O**

  generate output as roff directives

- **-T**

  generate output as TeX 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

- **-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**

  change the default width from 72 to 100

- **-w**, **--width** *\<NUMBER\>*

  output width in columns, reference excluded

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

  Print help

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

  Print version

## VERSION

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0