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diff --git a/print/makeindex/pkg-descr b/print/makeindex/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c13b1e202f61 --- /dev/null +++ b/print/makeindex/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +The program makeindex is a general purpose hierarchical index +generator; it accepts one or more input files (often produced by a +text formatter such as TeX or troff, sorts the entries, and produces +an output file which can be formatted. The index can have up to three +levels (0, 1, and 2) of subitem nesting. The way in which words are +flagged for indexing within the main document is specific to the +formatter used; makeindex does not automate the process of selecting +these words. As the output index is hierarchical, makeindex can be +considered complimentary to the awk(1)-based make.index(1L) system of +Bentley and Kernighan, which is specific to troff(1), generates +non-hierarchical indices, and employs a much simpler syntax for +indicating index entries. |