The @subcmd{OUTFILE} subcommand specifies the file to receive the output. The
file may be a file name as a string or a file handle (@pxref{File
Handles}). If @subcmd{OUTFILE} is not present then output will be sent to
-@pspp{}'s output listing file. When @subcmd{OUTFILE} is present, a space is
-inserted at beginning of each output line, even lines that otherwise
-would be blank.
+@pspp{}'s output listing file. When @subcmd{OUTFILE} is present, the
+output is written to @var{file_name} in a plain text format, with a
+space inserted at beginning of each output line, even lines that
+otherwise would be blank.
The @subcmd{ENCODING} subcommand may only be used if the
@subcmd{OUTFILE} subcommand is also used. It specifies the character