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diff --git a/doc/data-file-format.texi b/doc/data-file-format.texi
index 2973b6b5e7..5c900244f5 100644
--- a/doc/data-file-format.texi
+++ b/doc/data-file-format.texi
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ Write format for this variable.  See below.
 
 @item char name[8];
 Variable name.  The variable name must begin with a capital letter or
-the at-sign (@samp{@@}).  Subsequent characters may also be octothorpes
+the at-sign (@samp{@@}).  Subsequent characters may also be digits, octothorpes
 (@samp{#}), dollar signs (@samp{$}), underscores (@samp{_}), or full
 stops (@samp{.}).  The variable name is padded on the right with spaces.
 
@@ -369,7 +369,9 @@ label record are to be applied.
 
 @item int32 vars[/* variable length */];
 A list of variables to which to apply the value labels.  There are
-@code{count} elements.
+@code{count} elements.  Each element identifies a variable record, where
+the first element is numbered 1 and long string variables are considered
+to occupy multiple indexes.
 @end table
 
 @node Document Record, Machine int32 Info Record, Value Label Variable Record, Data File Format
@@ -470,6 +472,7 @@ Machine endianness.  1 indicates big-endian, 2 indicates little-endian.
 @item int32 character_code;
 Character code.  1 indicates EBCDIC, 2 indicates 7-bit ASCII, 3
 indicates 8-bit ASCII, 4 indicates DEC Kanji.
+Windows code page numbers are also valid.
 @end table
 
 @node Machine flt64 Info Record, Auxiliary Variable Parameter Record, Machine int32 Info Record, Data File Format
@@ -503,7 +506,7 @@ Record type.  Always set to 7.
 Record subtype.  Always set to 4.
 
 @item int32 size;
-Size of each piece of data in the data part, in bytes.  Always set to 4.
+Size of each piece of data in the data part, in bytes.  Always set to 8.
 
 @item int32 count;
 Number of pieces of data in the data part.  Always set to 3.
@@ -554,7 +557,9 @@ The total number of records in @code{aux_params}, multiplied by 3.
 
 @item struct aux_params aux_params[];
 An array of @code{struct aux_params}.   The order of the elements corresponds 
-to the order of the variables in the Variable Records.  The @code{struct aux_params} type is defined as follows:
+to the order of the variables in the Variable Records.  No element
+corresponds to variable records that continue long string variables.
+The @code{struct aux_params} type is defined as follows:
 
 @example
 struct aux_params
@@ -705,8 +710,9 @@ The total length is @code{count} bytes.
 Miscellaneous informational records must follow the variable records and
 precede the dictionary termination record.
 
-Miscellaneous informational records are ignored by PSPP when reading
-system files.  They are not written by PSPP when writing system files.
+Some specific types of miscellaneous informational records are
+documented here, but others are known to exist.  PSPP ignores unknown
+miscellaneous informational records when reading system files.
 
 @example
 struct sysfile_misc_info