@end table
@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.
+formats. Encrypted SPSS file formats are exceptions: if the input
+file is in an encrypted format, then the output file will 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. Options for the output format are ignored in this case.
The password for encrypted files can be specified a few different
ways. If the password is known, use the @option{-p} option
options to specify how to search for it, or @option{--password-list}
to specify a file of passwords to try.
-Use @code{-O @var{extension}} to override the inferred format or to
+Use @code{-O format=@var{format}} to override the inferred format or to
specify the format for unrecognized extensions.
-The following options are accepted:
+@command{pspp-convert} accepts the following options:
@table @option
-@item -O @var{format}
-@itemx --output-format=@var{format}
-Specifies the desired output format. @var{format} must be one of the
-extensions listed above, e.g. @code{-O csv} requests comma-separated
-value output.
+@item @option{-O format=@var{format}}
+Overrides the format inferred from the output file's extension. Use
+@option{--help} to list the available formats. @xref{Invoking PSPP},
+for details of the available output formats.
+
+@item @option{-O @var{option}=@var{value}}
+Sets an option for the output file format. @xref{Invoking PSPP}, for
+details of the available output options.
@item -c @var{maxcases}
@itemx --cases=@var{maxcases}