-By default, a file written in CHARACTER mode uses line feeds only at
-ends of lines, which is customary on Unix-like system. Specify ENDS
-as CR or CRLF to override the default. PSPP reads files using either
-convention on any kind of system, regardless of ENDS.
+A file written in CHARACTER mode by default uses the line ends of the
+system on which PSPP is running, that is, on Windows, the default is
+CR LF line ends, and on other systems the default is LF only. Specify
+ENDS as CR or CRLF to override the default. PSPP reads files using
+either convention on any kind of system, regardless of ENDS.