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@node Invoking pspp-convert
@chapter Invoking @command{pspp-convert}
@cindex Invocation
@cindex @command{pspp-convert}
@command{pspp-convert} is a command-line utility accompanying
-@pspp{}. It reads an SPSS system or portable file @var{input} and
+@pspp{}. It reads an SPSS or SPSS/PC+ system file or SPSS portable
+file or encrypted SPSS syntax file @var{input} and
writes a copy of it to another @var{output} in a different format.
Synopsis:
@item por
SPSS portable file.
+
+@item sps
+SPSS syntax file. (Only encrypted syntax files may be converted to
+this format.)
@end table
-As a special case of format conversion, @command{pspp-convert} can
-decrypt an encrypted SPSS system file. Specify the encrypted file as
-@var{input}. The output will be the equivalent plaintext SPSS system
-file. You will be prompted for the password (or use @option{-p},
-documented below).
+@command{pspp-convert} can convert most input formats to most output
+formats. Encrypted system file and syntax files are exceptions: if
+the input file is in an encrypted format, then the output file must be
+the same format (decrypted). To decrypt such a file, specify the
+encrypted file as @var{input}. The output will be the equivalent
+plaintext file. You will be prompted for the password (or use
+@option{-p}, documented below).
Use @code{-O @var{extension}} to override the inferred format or to
specify the format for unrecognized extensions.
@item -p @var{password}
@item --password=@var{password}
-Specifies the password to use to decrypt an encrypted SPSS system
-file. If this option is not specified, @command{pspp-convert} will
-prompt interactively for the password as necessary.
+Specifies the password to use to decrypt an encrypted SPSS system file
+or syntax file. If this option is not specified,
+@command{pspp-convert} will prompt interactively for the password as
+necessary.
Be aware that command-line options, including passwords, may be
visible to other users on multiuser systems.