@cindex language, PSPP
@cindex PSPP, language
-@note{PSPP is not even close to completion.
-Only a few statistical procedures are implemented. PSPP
-is a work in progress.}
-
This chapter discusses elements common to many PSPP commands.
Later chapters will describe individual commands in detail.
that command being considered part of the previous command.
The period terminating the end of a command is optional but recommended.
-In interactive mode, each command must either be terminated with a period,
-or an empty line must follow the command.
-The use of (@samp{+} and @samp{@minus{}} as continuation characters is not
+In interactive mode, each command must be terminated with a period
+or by a blank line.
+The use of @samp{+} and @samp{@minus{}} as continuation characters is not
permitted.
@node Types of Commands