-diff -b -B $TEMPDIR/pspp.list - << EOF
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-There is no test for DATA LIST FIXED since it is imagined that the
-rest of the tests give it a pretty good workout.
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-Testing use of DATA LIST FREE.
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-1.1 DATA LIST. Reading free-form data from file $TEMPDIR/data-list.data.
+perl -pi -e 's/^\s*$//g' $TEMPDIR/pspp.list
+diff -b $TEMPDIR/pspp.list - << EOF
+1.1 DATA LIST. Reading free-form data from "$TEMPDIR/data-list.data".