encountered in the input.
@menu
-* ADD DOCUMENT:: Add documentary text to the active file.
+* ADD DOCUMENT:: Add documentary text to the active dataset.
* CACHE:: Ignored for compatibility.
* CD:: Change the current directory.
* COMMENT:: Document your syntax file.
-* DOCUMENT:: Document the active file.
-* DISPLAY DOCUMENTS:: Display active file documents.
-* DISPLAY FILE LABEL:: Display the active file label.
-* DROP DOCUMENTS:: Remove documents from the active file.
+* DOCUMENT:: Document the active dataset.
+* DISPLAY DOCUMENTS:: Display active dataset documents.
+* DISPLAY FILE LABEL:: Display the active dataset label.
+* DROP DOCUMENTS:: Remove documents from the active dataset.
* ECHO:: Write a string to the output stream.
* ERASE:: Erase a file.
* EXECUTE:: Execute pending transformations.
-* FILE LABEL:: Set the active file's label.
+* FILE LABEL:: Set the active dataset's label.
* FINISH:: Terminate the PSPP session.
* HOST:: Temporarily return to the operating system.
* INCLUDE:: Include a file within the current one.
@cmd{ADD DOCUMENT} adds one or more lines of descriptive commentary to
-the active file. Documents added in this way are saved to system files.
+the active dataset. Documents added in this way are saved to system files.
They can be viewed using @cmd{SYSFILE INFO} or @cmd{DISPLAY
-DOCUMENTS}. They can be removed from the active file with @cmd{DROP
+DOCUMENTS}. They can be removed from the active dataset with @cmd{DROP
DOCUMENTS}.
Each line of documentary text must be enclosed in quotation marks, and
@end display
@cmd{DOCUMENT} adds one or more lines of descriptive commentary to the
-active file. Documents added in this way are saved to system files.
+active dataset. Documents added in this way are saved to system files.
They can be viewed using @cmd{SYSFILE INFO} or @cmd{DISPLAY
-DOCUMENTS}. They can be removed from the active file with @cmd{DROP
+DOCUMENTS}. They can be removed from the active dataset with @cmd{DROP
DOCUMENTS}.
Specify the @var{documentary text} following the DOCUMENT keyword.
DISPLAY DOCUMENTS.
@end display
-@cmd{DISPLAY DOCUMENTS} displays the documents in the active file. Each
+@cmd{DISPLAY DOCUMENTS} displays the documents in the active dataset. Each
document is preceded by a line giving the time and date that it was
added. @xref{DOCUMENT}.
@end display
@cmd{DISPLAY FILE LABEL} displays the file label contained in the
-active file,
+active dataset,
if any. @xref{FILE LABEL}.
This command is a PSPP extension.
DROP DOCUMENTS.
@end display
-@cmd{DROP DOCUMENTS} removes all documents from the active file.
+@cmd{DROP DOCUMENTS} removes all documents from the active dataset.
New documents can be added with @cmd{DOCUMENT} (@pxref{DOCUMENT}).
-@cmd{DROP DOCUMENTS} changes only the active file. It does not modify any
+@cmd{DROP DOCUMENTS} changes only the active dataset. It does not modify any
system files stored on disk.
@node ECHO
EXECUTE.
@end display
-@cmd{EXECUTE} causes the active file to be read and all pending
+@cmd{EXECUTE} causes the active dataset to be read and all pending
transformations to be executed.
@node FILE LABEL
FILE LABEL file_label.
@end display
-@cmd{FILE LABEL} provides a title for the active file. This
+@cmd{FILE LABEL} provides a title for the active dataset. This
title will be saved into system files and portable files that are
created during this PSPP run.