Index: head/usr.bin/indent/args.c
===================================================================
--- head/usr.bin/indent/args.c
+++ head/usr.bin/indent/args.c
@@ -177,13 +177,16 @@
  * given in these files.
  */
 void
-set_profile(void)
+set_profile(const char *profile_name)
 {
     FILE *f;
     char fname[PATH_MAX];
     static char prof[] = ".indent.pro";
 
-    snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname), "%s/%s", getenv("HOME"), prof);
+    if (profile_name == NULL)
+	snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname), "%s/%s", getenv("HOME"), prof);
+    else
+	snprintf(fname, sizeof(fname), "%s", profile_name + 2);
     if ((f = fopen(option_source = fname, "r")) != NULL) {
 	scan_profile(f);
 	(void) fclose(f);
Index: head/usr.bin/indent/indent.h
===================================================================
--- head/usr.bin/indent/indent.h
+++ head/usr.bin/indent/indent.h
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@
 void	pr_comment(void);
 void	set_defaults(void);
 void	set_option(char *);
-void	set_profile(void);
+void	set_profile(const char *);
 void	writefdef(struct fstate *f, int);
Index: head/usr.bin/indent/indent.1
===================================================================
--- head/usr.bin/indent/indent.1
+++ head/usr.bin/indent/indent.1
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\"	@(#)indent.1	8.1 (Berkeley) 7/1/93
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd December 2, 2016
+.Dd January 2, 2017
 .Dt INDENT 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 .Op Fl \&ldi Ns Ar n
 .Op Fl \&lp | Fl nlp
 .Op Fl npro
+.Op Fl P Ns Ar file
 .Op Fl pcs | Fl npcs
 .Op Fl psl | Fl npsl
 .Op Fl sac | Fl nsac
@@ -383,6 +384,9 @@
 and
 .Sq Pa ~/.indent.pro ,
 to be ignored.
+.It Fl P Ns Ar file
+Read profile from
+.Ar file .
 .It Fl pcs , npcs
 If true
 .Pq Fl pcs
Index: head/usr.bin/indent/indent.c
===================================================================
--- head/usr.bin/indent/indent.c
+++ head/usr.bin/indent/indent.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
     int         type_code;	/* the type of token, returned by lexi */
 
     int         last_else = 0;	/* true iff last keyword was an else */
+    const char *profile_name = NULL;
 
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------*\
@@ -194,9 +195,11 @@
     for (i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
 	if (strcmp(argv[i], "-npro") == 0)
 	    break;
+	else if (argv[i][0] == '-' && argv[i][1] == 'P' && argv[i][2] != '\0')
+	    profile_name = argv[i];	/* non-empty -P (set profile) */
     set_defaults();
     if (i >= argc)
-	set_profile();
+	set_profile(profile_name);
 
     for (i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {