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diff --git a/doc/transformation.texi b/doc/transformation.texi
index 57c9a49aca..883584b91f 100644
--- a/doc/transformation.texi
+++ b/doc/transformation.texi
@@ -37,11 +37,12 @@ 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, portable file, or scratch file by file name or file
-handle (@pxref{File Handles}).
+system file or portable file by file name or file
+handle (@pxref{File Handles}), or a dataset by its name
+(@pxref{Datasets}).
 The aggregated cases are written to this file.  If @samp{*} is
 specified, then the aggregated cases replace the active dataset's data.
-Use of OUTFILE to write a portable file or scratch file is a PSPP extension.
+Use of OUTFILE to write a portable file is a PSPP extension.
 
 If OUTFILE=@samp{*} is given, then the subcommand MODE may also be
 specified.
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ AUTORECODE VARIABLES=src_vars INTO dest_vars
         [ /DESCENDING ]
         [ /PRINT ]
         [ /GROUP ]
+        [ /BLANK = @{VALID, MISSING@} ]
 @end display
 
 The @cmd{AUTORECODE} procedure considers the @var{n} values that a variable
@@ -246,6 +248,11 @@ The GROUP subcommand is relevant only if more than one variable is to be
 recoded.   It causes a single mapping between source and target values to
 be used, instead of one map per variable.
 
+If /BLANK=MISSING is given, then string variables which contain only 
+whitespace are recoded as SYSMIS.  If /BLANK=VALID is given then they
+will be allocated a value like any other.  /BLANK is not relevant
+to numeric values. /BLANK=VALID is the default.
+
 @cmd{AUTORECODE} is a procedure.  It causes the data to be read.
 
 @node COMPUTE