+@table @asis
+@item @var{syntax-file}
+Read and execute the named syntax file. If no syntax files are
+specified, @pspp{} prompts for commands. If any syntax files are
+specified, @pspp{} by default exits after it runs them, but you may make
+it prompt for commands by specifying @samp{-} as an additional syntax
+file.
+
+@item @option{-o @var{output-file}}
+Write output to @var{output-file}. @pspp{} has several different output
+drivers that support output in various formats (use @option{--help} to
+list the available formats). Specify this option more than once to
+produce multiple output files, presumably in different formats.
+
+Use @samp{-} as @var{output-file} to write output to standard output.
+
+If no @option{-o} option is used, then @pspp{} writes output to standard
+output in plain text format.
+
+@item @option{-O @var{option}=@var{value}}
+Sets an option for the output file configured by a preceding
+@option{-o}. Most options are specific to particular output formats.
+A few options that apply generically are listed below.
+
+@item @option{-O format=@var{format}}
+@pspp{} uses the extension of the file name given on @option{-o} to
+select an output format. Use this option to override this choice by
+specifying an alternate format, e.g.@: @option{-o pspp.out -O html} to
+write HTML to a file named @file{pspp.out}. Use @option{--help} to
+list the available formats.
+
+@item @option{-O device=@{terminal|listing@}}
+Sets whether @pspp{} considers the output device configured by the
+preceding @option{-o} to be a terminal or a listing device. This
+affects what output will be sent to the device, as configured by the
+SET command's output routing subcommands (@pxref{SET}). By default,
+output written to standard output is considered a terminal device and
+other output is considered a listing device.
+
+@item @option{--no-output}
+Disables output entirely, if neither @option{-o} nor @option{-O} is
+also used. If one of those options is used, @option{--no-output} has
+no effect.
+
+@item @option{-e @var{error-file}}
+@itemx @option{--error-file=@var{error-file}}
+Configures a file to receive @pspp{} error, warning, and note messages in
+plain text format. Use @samp{-} as @var{error-file} to write messages
+to standard output. The default error file is standard output in the
+absence of these options, but this is suppressed if an output device
+writes to standard output (or another terminal), to avoid printing
+every message twice. Use @samp{none} as @var{error-file} to
+explicitly suppress the default.
+
+@item @option{-I @var{dir}}
+@itemx @option{--include=@var{dir}}
+Appends @var{dir} to the set of directories searched by the @cmd{INCLUDE}
+(@pxref{INCLUDE}) and @cmd{INSERT} (@pxref{INSERT}) commands.
+
+@item @option{-I-}
+@itemx @option{--no-include}
+Clears all directories from the include path, including directories
+inserted in the include path by default. The default include path is
+@file{.} (the current directory), followed by @file{.pspp} in the
+user's home directory, followed by @pspp{}'s system configuration
+directory (usually @file{/etc/pspp} or @file{/usr/local/etc/pspp}).
+
+@item @option{-b}
+@item @option{--batch}
+@item @option{-i}
+@itemx @option{--interactive}
+These options forces syntax files to be interpreted in batch mode or
+interactive mode, respectively, rather than the default ``auto'' mode.
+@xref{Syntax Variants}, for a description of the differences.
+
+@item @option{-r}
+@itemx @option{--no-statrc}
+Disables running @file{rc} at @pspp{} startup time.
+
+@item @option{-a @{enhanced|compatible@}}
+@itemx @option{--algorithm=@{enhanced|compatible@}}
+With @code{enhanced}, the default, @pspp{} uses the best implemented
+algorithms for statistical procedures. With @code{compatible},
+however, @pspp{} will in some cases use inferior algorithms to produce
+the same results as the proprietary program SPSS.
+
+Some commands have subcommands that override this setting on a per
+command basis.
+
+@item @option{-x @{enhanced|compatible@}}
+@itemx @option{--syntax=@{enhanced|compatible@}}
+With @code{enhanced}, the default, @pspp{} accepts its own extensions
+beyond those compatible with the proprietary program SPSS. With
+@code{compatible}, @pspp{} rejects syntax that uses these extensions.
+
+@item @option{--syntax-encoding=@var{encoding}}
+Specifies @var{encoding} as the encoding for syntax files named on the
+command line. The @var{encoding} also becomes the default encoding
+for other syntax files read during the @pspp{} session by the
+@cmd{INCLUDE} and @cmd{INSERT} commands. @xref{INSERT}, for the
+accepted forms of @var{encoding}.
+
+@item @option{--help}
+Prints a message describing @pspp{} command-line syntax and the available
+device formats, then exits.
+
+@item @option{-V}
+@itemx @option{--version}
+Prints a brief message listing @pspp{}'s version, warranties you don't
+have, copying conditions and copyright, and e-mail address for bug
+reports, then exits.
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