NAME

wordidx -- create an index file for a sorted word list


SYNOPSIS

wordidx input-file output-file


DESCRIPTION

wordidx creates an index file for a sorted word list file. Each line in the index consists of a letter, a space, and the byte offset into the word list file of the first word beginning with that letter.

If the resulting index file is to be used with the words program, it should have the same name as the word list file, with .idx appended.


SEE ALSO

words


BUGS

wordidx has no known bugs.


AUTHOR

words was written by Ronald J Kimball, rjk-perl@tamias.net.


COPYRIGHT and LICENSE

This program is copyright 2000 by Ronald J Kimball.

This program is free and open software. You may use, modify, or distribute this program (and any modified variants) in any way you wish, provided you do not restrict others from doing the same.