FORMATS, PRINT FORMATS, WRITE FORMATS can only change the format of

[pspp-builds.git] / doc / utilities.texi

diff --git a/doc/utilities.texi b/doc/utilities.texi
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--- a/doc/utilities.texi
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@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ SET
         /BLANKS=@{SYSMIS,'.',number@}
         /DECIMAL=@{DOT,COMMA@}
         /FORMAT=fmt_spec
         /BLANKS=@{SYSMIS,'.',number@}
         /DECIMAL=@{DOT,COMMA@}
         /FORMAT=fmt_spec

+        /EPOCH=@{AUTOMATIC,year@}

 
 (program input)
         /ENDCMD='.'
 
 (program input)
         /ENDCMD='.'


@@ -353,6 +354,15 @@ The default DOT setting causes the decimal point character to be
 @item FORMAT
 Allows the default numeric input/output format to be specified.  The
 default is F8.2.  @xref{Input/Output Formats}.
 @item FORMAT
 Allows the default numeric input/output format to be specified.  The
 default is F8.2.  @xref{Input/Output Formats}.

+
+@item EPOCH
+@anchor{SET EPOCH}
+Specifies the range of years used when a 2-digit year is read from a
+data file or used in a date construction expression (@pxref{Date
+Construction}).  If a 4-digit year is specified, then 2-digit years
+are interpreted starting from that year, known as the epoch.  If
+AUTOMATIC (the default) is specified, then the epoch begins 69 years
+before the current date.

 @end table
 
 Program input subcommands affect the way that programs are parsed when
 @end table
 
 Program input subcommands affect the way that programs are parsed when


@@ -498,9 +508,16 @@ subcommands are
 @itemx MORE
 @itemx PAGER 
 @itemx WIDTH
 @itemx MORE
 @itemx PAGER 
 @itemx WIDTH

-Currently not used.

 @end table
 
 @end table
 

+@cindex headers
+@cindex length
+@cindex listing
+@cindex more
+@cindex pager 
+@cindex width
+
+

 Logging subcommands affect logging of commands executed to external
 files.  These subcommands are
 
 Logging subcommands affect logging of commands executed to external
 files.  These subcommands are
 


@@ -527,8 +544,7 @@ perform.  The security subcommands are
 
 @table @asis
 @item SAFER
 
 @table @asis
 @item SAFER

-When set, this setting cannot ever be reset, for obvious security
-reasons.  Setting this option disables the following operations:
+Setting this option disables the following operations:

 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item


@@ -543,6 +559,8 @@ Pipe filenames (filenames beginning or ending with @samp{|}).
 
 Be aware that this setting does not guarantee safety (commands can still
 overwrite files, for instance) but it is an improvement.
 
 Be aware that this setting does not guarantee safety (commands can still
 overwrite files, for instance) but it is an improvement.

+When set, this setting cannot be reset during the same session, for
+obvious security reasons.

 @end table
 
 @node SHOW, SUBTITLE, SET, Utilities
 @end table
 
 @node SHOW, SUBTITLE, SET, Utilities