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.
* INSERT:: Insert a file within the current one.
* PERMISSIONS:: Change permissions on a file.
+* PRESERVE and RESTORE:: Saving settings and restoring them later.
* SET:: Adjust PSPP runtime parameters.
* SHOW:: Display runtime parameters.
* SUBTITLE:: Provide a document subtitle.
@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
may not be more than 80 bytes long. @xref{DOCUMENT}.
+@node CACHE
+@section CACHE
+@vindex CACHE
+
+@display
+CACHE.
+@end display
+
+This command is accepted, for compatibility, but it has no effect.
+
@node CD
@section CD
@vindex CD
@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.
@display
HOST.
+HOST COMMAND=['command'...].
@end display
@cmd{HOST} suspends the current PSPP session and temporarily returns control
to the operating system.
This command cannot be used if the SAFER setting is active.
+If the COMMAND subcommand is specified, as a sequence of shell
+commands as quoted strings within square brackets, then PSPP executes
+them together in a single subshell.
+
+If no subcommands are specified, then PSPP invokes an interactive
+subshell.
@node INCLUDE
@section INCLUDE
@vindex INCLUDE
@display
- INCLUDE [FILE=]'file-name'.
+ INCLUDE [FILE=]'file-name' [ENCODING='encoding'].
@end display
@cmd{INCLUDE} causes the PSPP command processor to read an
Include files may be nested to any depth, up to the limit of available
memory.
+The @cmd{INSERT} command (@pxref{INSERT}) is a more flexible
+alternative to @cmd{INCLUDE}. An INCLUDE command acts the same as
+INSERT with ERROR=STOP CD=NO SYNTAX=BATCH specified.
-The @cmd{INSERT} command (@pxref{INSERT}) may be used instead of
-@cmd{INCLUDE} if you require more flexible options.
-The syntax
-@example
-INCLUDE FILE=@var{file-name}.
-@end example
-@noindent
-functions identically to
-@example
-INSERT FILE=@var{file-name} ERROR=STOP CD=NO SYNTAX=BATCH.
-@end example
-
+The optional ENCODING subcommand has the same meaning as on INSERT.
@node INSERT
@section INSERT
INSERT [FILE=]'file-name'
[CD=@{NO,YES@}]
[ERROR=@{CONTINUE,STOP@}]
- [SYNTAX=@{BATCH,INTERACTIVE@}].
+ [SYNTAX=@{BATCH,INTERACTIVE@}]
+ [ENCODING='encoding'].
@end display
@cmd{INSERT} is similar to @cmd{INCLUDE} (@pxref{INCLUDE})
conventions. @xref{Syntax Variants}.
The default setting is @samp{SYNTAX=BATCH}.
+ENCODING optionally specifies the character set used by the included
+file. Its argument, which is not case-sensitive, must be in one of
+the following forms:
+
+@table @asis
+@item @code{Locale}
+The encoding used by the system locale, or as overridden by the SET
+LOCALE command (@pxref{SET}). On Unix systems, environment variables,
+e.g.@: @env{LANG} or @env{LC_ALL}, determine the system locale.
+
+@item IANA character set name
+One of the character set names listed by IANA at
+@uref{http://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets}. Some examples
+are @code{ASCII} (United States), @code{ISO-8859-1} (western Europe),
+@code{EUC-JP} (Japan), and @code{windows-1252} (Windows). Not all
+systems support all character sets.
+
+@item @code{Auto}
+@item @code{Auto,@var{encoding}}
+Automatically detects whether a syntax file is encoded in
+@var{encoding} or in a Unicode encoding such as UTF-8, UTF-16, or
+UTF-32. The @var{encoding} may be an IANA character set name or
+@code{Locale} (the default). Only ASCII compatible encodings can
+automatically be distinguished from UTF-8 (the most common locale
+encodings are all ASCII-compatible).
+@end table
+
+When ENCODING is not specified, the default is taken from the
+@option{--syntax-encoding} command option, if it was specified, and
+otherwise it is @code{Auto}.
+
@node PERMISSIONS
@section PERMISSIONS
@vindex PERMISSIONS
This command cannot be used if the SAFER setting is active.
+@node PRESERVE and RESTORE
+@section PRESERVE and RESTORE
+@vindex PRESERVE
+@vindex RESTORE
+
+@display
+PRESERVE.
+@dots{}
+RESTORE.
+@end display
+
+@cmd{PRESERVE} saves all of the settings that @cmd{SET} (@pxref{SET})
+can adjust. A later @cmd{RESTORE} command restores those settings.
+
+@cmd{PRESERVE} can be nested up to five levels deep.
+
@node SET
@section SET
@vindex SET
/RIB=@{NATIVE,MSBFIRST,LSBFIRST,VAX@}
/RRB=@{NATIVE,ISL,ISB,IDL,IDB,VF,VD,VG,ZS,ZL@}
-(program input)
- /ENDCMD='.'
- /NULLINE=@{ON,OFF@}
-
(interaction)
- /CPROMPT='cprompt_string'
- /DPROMPT='dprompt_string'
- /ERRORBREAK=@{OFF,ON@}
/MXERRS=max_errs
/MXWARNS=max_warnings
- /PROMPT='prompt'
/WORKSPACE=workspace_size
-(program execution)
+(syntax execution)
+ /LOCALE='locale'
/MEXPAND=@{ON,OFF@}
/MITERATE=max_iterations
/MNEST=max_nest
/WRB=@{NATIVE,ISL,ISB,IDL,IDB,VF,VD,VG,ZS,ZL@}
(output routing)
- /ECHO=@{ON,OFF@}
/ERRORS=@{ON,OFF,TERMINAL,LISTING,BOTH,NONE@}
- /INCLUDE=@{ON,OFF@}
/MESSAGES=@{ON,OFF,TERMINAL,LISTING,BOTH,NONE@}
- /PRINTBACK=@{ON,OFF@}
+ /PRINTBACK=@{ON,OFF,TERMINAL,LISTING,BOTH,NONE@}
/RESULTS=@{ON,OFF,TERMINAL,LISTING,BOTH,NONE@}
(output driver options)
/HEADERS=@{NO,YES,BLANK@}
/LENGTH=@{NONE,length_in_lines@}
- /LISTING=@{ON,OFF,'file-name'@}
/MORE=@{ON,OFF@}
/WIDTH=@{NARROW,WIDTH,n_characters@}
/COMPRESSION=@{ON,OFF@}
/SCOMPRESSION=@{ON,OFF@}
-(security)
+(miscellaneous)
/SAFER=ON
+ /LOCALE='string'
+
(obsolete settings accepted for compatibility, but ignored)
/BOXSTRING=@{'xxx','xxxxxxxxxxx'@}
/CASE=@{UPPER,UPLOW@}
/CPI=cpi_value
- /DISK=@{ON,OFF@}
/HIGHRES=@{ON,OFF@}
/HISTOGRAM='c'
/LOWRES=@{AUTO,ON,OFF@}
The default is NATIVE.
@end table
-Program input subcommands affect the way that programs are parsed when
-they are typed interactively or run from a command file. They are
-
-@table @asis
-@item ENDCMD
-This is a single character indicating the end of a command. The default
-is @samp{.}. Don't change this.
-
-@item NULLINE
-Whether a blank line is interpreted as ending the current command. The
-default is ON.
-@end table
-
Interaction subcommands affect the way that PSPP interacts with an
online user. The interaction subcommands are
@table @asis
-@item CPROMPT
-The command continuation prompt. The default is @samp{ > }.
-
-@item DPROMPT
-Prompt used when expecting data input within @cmd{BEGIN DATA} (@pxref{BEGIN
-DATA}). The default is @samp{data> }.
-
-@item ERRORBREAK
-Whether an error causes PSPP to stop processing the current command
-file after finishing the current command. The default is OFF.
-
@item MXERRS
The maximum number of errors before PSPP halts processing of the current
command file. The default is 50.
@item MXWARNS
The maximum number of warnings + errors before PSPP halts processing the
-current command file. The default is 100.
-
-@item PROMPT
-The command prompt. The default is @samp{PSPP> }.
+current command file.
+The special value of zero means that all warning situations should be ignored.
+No warnings will be issued, except a single initial warning advising the user
+that warnings will not be given.
+The default value is 100.
@end table
-Program execution subcommands control the way that PSPP commands
-execute. The program execution subcommands are
+Syntax execution subcommands control the way that PSPP commands
+execute. The syntax execution subcommands are
@table @asis
+@item LOCALE
+Overrides the system locale for the purpose of reading and writing
+syntax and data files. The argument should be a locale name in the
+general form @code{language_country.encoding}, where @code{language}
+and @code{country} are 2-character language and country abbreviations,
+respectively, and @code{encoding} is an IANA character set name.
+Example locales are @code{en_US.UTF-8} (UTF-8 encoded English as
+spoken in the United States) and @code{ja_JP.EUC-JP} (EUC-JP encoded
+Japanese as spoken in Japan).
+
@item MEXPAND
@itemx MITERATE
@itemx MNEST
are the same as SET RIB. The default is NATIVE.
@end table
-Output routing subcommands affect where the output of transformations
-and procedures is sent. These subcommands are
+In the PSPP text-based interface, the output routing subcommands
+affect where output is sent. The following values are allowed for
+each of these subcommands:
@table @asis
-@item ECHO
+@item OFF
+@item NONE
+Discard this kind of output.
+
+@item TERMINAL
+Write this output to the terminal, but not to listing files and other
+output devices.
+
+@item LISTING
+Write this output to listing files and other output devices, but not
+to the terminal.
+
+@item ON
+@itemx BOTH
+Write this type of output to all output devices.
+@end table
+
+These output routing subcommands are:
-If turned on, commands are written to the listing file as they are read
-from command files. The default is OFF.
+@table @asis
+@item ERRORS
+Applies to error and warning messages. The default is BOTH.
-@itemx ERRORS
-@itemx INCLUDE
@itemx MESSAGES
-@item PRINTBACK
-@item RESULTS
-Currently not used.
+Applies to notes. The default is BOTH.
+
+@itemx PRINTBACK
+Determines whether the syntax used for input is printed back as part
+of the output. The default is NONE.
+
+@itemx RESULTS
+Applies to everything not in one of the above categories, such as the
+results of statistical procedures. The default is BOTH.
@end table
+These subcommands have no effect on output in the PSPP GUI
+environment.
+
Output driver option subcommands affect output drivers' settings. These
subcommands are
@table @asis
@item HEADERS
@itemx LENGTH
-@itemx LISTING
@itemx MORE
@itemx PAGER
@itemx WIDTH
@cindex headers
@cindex length
-@cindex listing
@cindex more
@cindex pager
@cindex width
overwrite files, for instance) but it is an improvement.
When set, this setting cannot be reset during the same session, for
obvious security reasons.
+
+@item LOCALE
+@cindex locale
+@cindex encoding, characters
+This item is used to set the default character encoding.
+The encoding may be specified either as an encoding name or alias
+(see @url{http://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets}), or
+as a locale name.
+If given as a locale name, only the character encoding of the
+locale is relevant.
+
+System files written by PSPP will use this encoding.
+System files read by PSPP, for which the encoding is unknown, will be
+interpreted using this encoding.
+
+The full list of valid encodings and locale names/alias are operating system
+dependent.
+The following are all examples of acceptable syntax on common GNU/Linux
+systems.
+@example
+
+SET LOCALE='iso-8859-1'.
+
+SET LOCALE='ru_RU.cp1251'.
+
+SET LOCALE='japanese'.
+
+@end example
+
+Contrary to the intuition, this command does not affect any aspect
+of the system's locale.
@end table
@node SHOW
[CCE]
[COPYING]
[DECIMALS]
- [ENDCMD]
[FORMAT]
[LENGTH]
[MXERRS]