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.TH pspp\-convert 1 "October 2013" "PSPP" "PSPP Manual"
.
.SH NAME
-pspp\-convert \- convert SPSS files to other formats
+pspp\-convert \- convert SPSS data files to other formats
.
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBpspp\-convert\fR [\fIoptions\fR] \fIinput\fR \fIoutput\fR
.
.PP
\fBpspp\-convert\fR 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).
+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). Options for the output format are ignored in this
+case.
.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.SS "General Options"
interpreted. This option is necessary because old SPSS system files
do not self-identify their encoding.
.
+.IP "\fB\-k \fIvar\fR..."
+.IQ "\fB\-\-keep=\fIvar\fR..."
+Drops all variables except those listed as \fIvar\fR, and reorders the
+remaining variables into the specified order.
+.
+.IP "\fB\-d \fIvar\fR..."
+.IQ "\fB\-\-drop=\fIvar\fR..."
+Drops each \fIvar\fR listed from the output.
+.
+.SS "CSV Output Options"
+.PP
+These options affect only output to \fB.csv\fR and \fB.txt\fR files.
+.IP "\fB\-\-labels\fR"
+By default, \fBpspp\-convert\fR writes variables' values to the output.
+With this option, \fBpspp\-convert\fR writes value labels.
+.IP "\fB\-\-no\-var\-names\fR"
+By default, \fRpspp\-convert\fR\fR writes the variable names as the
+first line of output. With this option, \fBpspp\-convert\fR omits
+this line.
+.IP "\fB\-\-recode\fR"
+By default, \fBpspp\-convert\fR writes user-missing values as their
+regular values. With this option, \fBpspp\-convert\fR recodes them to
+system-missing values (which are written as a single space).
+
+.IP "\fB\-\-print\-formats\fR"
+By default, \fBpspp\-convert\fR writes numeric variables as plain
+numbers. This option makes \fBpspp\-convert\fR honor variables'
+print formats.
+
+.IP "\fB\-\-decimal=\fIdecimal\fR"
+This option sets the character used as a decimal point in output. The
+default is a period (\fB.\fR).
+
+.IP "\fB\-\-delimiter=\fIdelimiter\fR"
+This option sets the character used to separate fields in output. The
+default is a comma (\fB,\fR), unless the decimal point is a comma, in
+which case a semicolon (\fB;\fR) is used.
+
+.IP "\fB\-\-qualifier=\fIqualifier\fR"
+The option sets the character used to quote fields that contain the
+delimiter. The default is a double quote (\fB\(dq\fR).
+.
.SS "Password Options"
When the input file is encrypted, \fBpspp\-convert\fR needs to obtain
a password to decrypt it. To do so, the user may specify the password
-with \f\-p\fR (or \fB\-\-password), or the name of a file containing a
+with \fB\-p\fR (or \fB\-\-password\fR), or the name of a file containing a
list of possible passwords with \fB\-\-password\-list\fR, or an
alphabet of possible passwords to try along with a maximum length with
\fB\-a\fR (or \fB\-\-password\-alphabet\fR) and \fB\-l\fR (or
.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.
+.BR pspp\-output (1),
.BR pspp (1),
.BR psppire (1).