7 .TH pspp\-dump\-sav 1 "January 2012" "PSPP" "PSPP Manual"
10 pspp\-dump\-sav \- dissect SPSS system file
13 \fBpspp\-dump\-sav\fR [\fB\-d \fR| \fB\-\-data\fR[\fB=\fImaxcases\fR]] \fIfile\fR...
15 \fBpspp\-dump\-sav \-\-help\fR | \fB\-h\fR
17 \fBpspp\-dump\-sav \-\-version\fR | \fB\-v\fR
20 The \fBpspp\-dump\-sav\fR program reads each SPSS system file
21 \fIfile\fR and prints its contents. The output format is useful for
22 debugging system file readers and writers and for discovering how to
23 interpret unknown or poorly understood records. End users may find
24 the output useful for providing the PSPP developers information about
25 system files that PSPP does not accurately read.
29 .IP "\fB\-d\fR[\fImaxcases\fR]"
30 .IQ "\fB\-\-data\fR[\fB=\fImaxcases\fR]"
31 By default, \fBpspp\-dump\-sav\fR does not print any of the data in a
32 system file, only the file headers. Specify this option to print the
33 data as well. If \fImaxcases\fR is specified, then it limits the
34 number of cases printed.
38 Prints a usage message on stdout and exits.
41 .IQ "\fB\-\-version\fR"
42 Prints version information on stdout and exits.
45 Some errors that prevent files from being interpreted successfully
46 cause \fBpspp\-dump\-sav\fR to exit without reading any additional
47 files given on the command line.
50 Ben Pfaff and John Darrington.