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diff --git a/doc/transformation.texi b/doc/transformation.texi
index e722b9c4..27bbb2da 100644
--- a/doc/transformation.texi
+++ b/doc/transformation.texi
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@node Data Manipulation, Data Selection, Variable Attributes, Top
+@node Data Manipulation
 @chapter Data transformations
 @cindex transformations
 
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ as a rule.
 * SORT CASES::                  Sort the active file.
 @end menu
 
-@node AGGREGATE, AUTORECODE, Data Manipulation, Data Manipulation
+@node AGGREGATE
 @section AGGREGATE
 @vindex AGGREGATE
 
 @display
 AGGREGATE 
-        OUTFILE=@{*,'filename'@}          
+        OUTFILE=@{*,'file-name',file_handle@}
         /PRESORTED
         /DOCUMENT
         /MISSING=COLUMNWISE
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ variables called @dfn{break variables}.  Several functions are available
 for summarizing case contents.
 
 The OUTFILE subcommand is required and must appear first.  Specify a
-system file by file name string or file handle (@pxref{FILE HANDLE}).
+system file, portable file, or scratch file by file name or file
+handle (@pxref{File Handles}).
 The aggregated cases are written to this file.  If @samp{*} is
-specified, then the aggregated cases replace the active file.
+specified, then the aggregated cases replace the active file.  Use of
+OUTFILE to write a portable file or scratch file is a PSPP extension.
 
 By default, the active file will be sorted based on the break variables
 before aggregation takes place.  If the active file is already sorted
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ will cause the period to be interpreted as the end of the command.)
 @cmd{AGGREGATE} both ignores and cancels the current @cmd{SPLIT FILE}
 settings (@pxref{SPLIT FILE}).
 
-@node AUTORECODE, COMPUTE, AGGREGATE, Data Manipulation
+@node AUTORECODE
 @section AUTORECODE
 @vindex AUTORECODE
 
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ PRINT is currently ignored.
 
 @cmd{AUTORECODE} is a procedure.  It causes the data to be read.
 
-@node COMPUTE, COUNT, AUTORECODE, Data Manipulation
+@node COMPUTE
 @section COMPUTE
 @vindex COMPUTE
 
@@ -262,7 +264,7 @@ When @cmd{COMPUTE} is specified following @cmd{TEMPORARY}
 (@pxref{TEMPORARY}), the @cmd{LAG} function may not be used
 (@pxref{LAG}).
 
-@node COUNT, FLIP, COMPUTE, Data Manipulation
+@node COUNT
 @section COUNT
 @vindex COUNT
 
@@ -285,7 +287,7 @@ one or more @dfn{test} variables for each case.
 
 The target variable values are always nonnegative integers.  They are
 never missing.  The target variable is assigned an F8.2 output format.
-@xref{Input/Output Formats}.  Any variables, including long and short
+@xref{Input and Output Formats}.  Any variables, including long and short
 string variables, may be test variables.
 
 User-missing values of test variables are treated just like any other
@@ -366,7 +368,7 @@ DESCRIPTIVES QVALID /STATISTICS=MEAN.
 @end example
 @end enumerate
 
-@node FLIP, IF, COUNT, Data Manipulation
+@node FLIP
 @section FLIP
 @vindex FLIP
 
@@ -412,7 +414,7 @@ FLIP honors @cmd{N OF CASES} (@pxref{N OF CASES}).  It ignores
 @cmd{TEMPORARY} (@pxref{TEMPORARY}), so that ``temporary''
 transformations become permanent.
 
-@node IF, RECODE, FLIP, Data Manipulation
+@node IF
 @section IF
 @vindex IF
 
@@ -450,7 +452,7 @@ When @cmd{IF} is specified following @cmd{TEMPORARY}
 (@pxref{TEMPORARY}), the @cmd{LAG} function may not be used
 (@pxref{LAG}).
 
-@node RECODE, SORT CASES, IF, Data Manipulation
+@node RECODE
 @section RECODE
 @vindex RECODE
 
@@ -503,8 +505,8 @@ src_value matches any user- or system-missing value.  SYSMIS matches the
 system missing value only.  ELSE is a catch-all that matches anything.
 It should be the last src_value specified.
 
-Numeric and string dest_value's should also be self-explanatory.  COPY
-causes the input values to be copied to the output.  This is only value
+Numeric and string dest_value's should be self-explanatory.  COPY
+causes the input values to be copied to the output.  This is only valid
 if the source and target variables are of the same type.  SYSMIS
 indicates the system-missing value.
 
@@ -518,12 +520,12 @@ Multiple recodings can be specified on a single @cmd{RECODE} invocation.
 Introduce additional recodings with a slash (@samp{/}) to
 separate them from the previous recodings.
 
-@node SORT CASES,  , RECODE, Data Manipulation
+@node SORT CASES
 @section SORT CASES
 @vindex SORT CASES
 
 @display
-SORT CASES BY var_list.
+SORT CASES BY var_list[(@{D|A@}] [ var_list[(@{D|A@}] ] ...
 @end display
 
 @cmd{SORT CASES} sorts the active file by the values of one or more
@@ -532,8 +534,8 @@ variables.
 Specify BY and a list of variables to sort by.  By default, variables
 are sorted in ascending order.  To override sort order, specify (D) or
 (DOWN) after a list of variables to get descending order, or (A) or (UP)
-for ascending order.  These apply to the entire list of variables
-preceding them.
+for ascending order.  These apply to all the listed variables
+up until the preceding (A), (D), (UP) or (DOWN).
 
 The sort algorithms used by @cmd{SORT CASES} are stable.  That is,
 records that have equal values of the sort variables will have the