EXAMINE: Implement the Shapiro-Wilk Test.

[pspp] / doc / variables.texi

diff --git a/doc/variables.texi b/doc/variables.texi
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--- a/doc/variables.texi
+++ b/doc/variables.texi
@@ -275,8 +275,10 @@ same number of old and new variable names.  Each old variable is renamed to
 the corresponding new variable name.  Multiple parenthesized groups of
 variables may be specified.
 
 the corresponding new variable name.  Multiple parenthesized groups of
 variables may be specified.
 

-The @subcmd{DROP} subcommand deletes a specified list of variables from the
-active dataset.
+The @subcmd{DROP} subcommand deletes a specified list of variables
+from the active dataset.  @cmd{MODIFY VARS} may not be used to delete
+all variables from the dictionary; use @cmd{NEW FILE} to do that
+(@pxref{NEW FILE}).

 
 The @subcmd{KEEP} subcommand keeps the specified list of variables in the active
 dataset.  Any unlisted variables are deleted from the active dataset.
 
 The @subcmd{KEEP} subcommand keeps the specified list of variables in the active
 dataset.  Any unlisted variables are deleted from the active dataset.


@@ -402,15 +404,15 @@ response sets are currently used only by third party software.
 @vindex NUMERIC
 
 @display
 @vindex NUMERIC
 
 @display

-NUMERIC /@var{var_list} [(@var{fmt_spec})].
+NUMERIC @var{var_list} [(@var{fmt_spec})] [/@var{var_list} [(@var{fmt_spec})]]@dots{}

 @end display
 
 @cmd{NUMERIC} explicitly declares new numeric variables, optionally
 setting their output formats.
 
 @end display
 
 @cmd{NUMERIC} explicitly declares new numeric variables, optionally
 setting their output formats.
 

-Specify a slash (@samp{/}), followed by the names of the new numeric
-variables.  If you wish to set their output formats, follow their names
-by an output format specification in parentheses (@pxref{Input and Output
+Specify the names of the new numeric variables as @var{var_list}.  If
+you wish to set the variables' output formats, follow their names by
+an output format specification in parentheses (@pxref{Input and Output

 Formats}); otherwise, the default is F8.2.
 
 Variables created with @cmd{NUMERIC} are initialized to the
 Formats}); otherwise, the default is F8.2.
 
 Variables created with @cmd{NUMERIC} are initialized to the