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10 @node Invoking pspp-dump-sav
11 @chapter Invoking @command{pspp-dump-sav}
13 @cindex @command{pspp-dump-sav}
15 @command{pspp-dump-sav} is a command-line utility accompanying
16 @pspp{}. It is not installed by default, so it may be missing
17 from your PSPP installation.
18 It reads one or more SPSS system files and prints their
19 contents. The output format is useful for debugging system file
20 readers and writers and for discovering how to interpret unknown or
21 poorly understood records. End users may find the output useful for
22 providing the PSPP developers information about system files that PSPP
23 does not accurately read.
28 @t{pspp-dump-sav} [@t{-d}[@var{maxcases}] | @t{-@w{-}data}[@t{=}@var{maxcases}]] @var{file}@dots{}
30 @t{pspp-dump-sav -@w{-}help} | @t{-h}
32 @t{pspp-dump-sav -@w{-}version} | @t{-v}
35 The following options are accepted:
38 @item @t{-d}[@var{maxcases}]
39 @item @t{-@w{-}data}[@t{=}@var{maxcases}]
40 By default, @command{pspp-dump-sav} does not print any of the data in a
41 system file, only the file headers. Specify this option to print the
42 data as well. If @var{maxcases} is specified, then it limits the
43 number of cases printed.
47 Prints a usage message on stdout and exits.
50 @itemx @t{-@w{-}version}
51 Prints version information on stdout and exits.
54 Some errors that prevent files from being interpreted successfully
55 cause @command{pspp-dump-sav} to exit without reading any additional
56 files given on the command line.