displayed about all variable in the active dataset, in the order that
variables occur in the active dataset dictionary. The SORTED keyword
causes output to be sorted alphabetically by variable name. The
-VARIABLES subcommand limits output to the specified variables.
+@subcmd{VARIABLES} subcommand limits output to the specified variables.
@table @asis
@item NAMES
At least one subcommand must be specified, and no subcommand may be
specified more than once. DROP and KEEP may not both be specified.
-The REORDER subcommand changes the order of variables in the active
+The @subcmd{REORDER} subcommand changes the order of variables in the active
dataset. Specify one or more lists of variable names in parentheses. By
default, each list of variables is rearranged into the specified order.
To put the variables into the reverse of the specified order, put
the corresponding new variable name. Multiple parenthesized groups of
variables may be specified.
-The DROP subcommand deletes a specified list of variables from the
+The @subcmd{DROP} subcommand deletes a specified list of variables from the
active dataset.
-The KEEP subcommand keeps the specified list of variables in the active
+The @subcmd{KEEP} subcommand keeps the specified list of variables in the active
dataset. Any unlisted variables are deleted from the active dataset.
MAP is currently ignored.
Any number of subcommands may be specified in any order.
-The MDGROUP subcommand creates a new multiple dichotomy set or
+The @subcmd{MDGROUP} subcommand creates a new multiple dichotomy set or
replaces an existing multiple response set. The NAME, VARIABLES, and
VALUE specifications are required. The others are optional:
It is mutually exclusive with LABEL.
@end itemize
-The MCGROUP subcommand creates a new multiple category set or
+The @subcmd{MCGROUP} subcommand creates a new multiple category set or
replaces an existing multiple response set. The NAME and VARIABLES
specifications are required, and LABEL is optional. Their meanings
are as described above to MDGROUP. @pspp{} warns if two variables in the
set have different value labels for a single value, since each of the
variables in the set should have the same possible categories.
-The DELETE subcommand deletes multiple response groups. A list of
+The @subcmd{DELETE} subcommand deletes multiple response groups. A list of
groups may be named within a set of required square brackets, or ALL
may be used to delete all groups.
-The DISPLAY subcommand displays information about defined multiple
-response sets. Its syntax is the same as the DELETE subcommand.
+The @subcmd{DISPLAY} subcommand displays information about defined multiple
+response sets. Its syntax is the same as the @subcmd{DELETE} subcommand.
Multiple response sets are saved to and read from system files by,
e.g., the @cmd{SAVE} and @cmd{GET} command. Otherwise, multiple
part of system files and may be used by other software that reads
them.
-The required VARIABLES subcommand must come first. Specify the
-variables to which the following ATTRIBUTE or DELETE subcommand
+The required @subcmd{VARIABLES} subcommand must come first. Specify the
+variables to which the following ATTRIBUTE or @subcmd{DELETE} subcommand
should apply.
-Use the ATTRIBUTE subcommand to add or modify custom variable
+Use the @subcmd{ATTRIBUTE} subcommand to add or modify custom variable
attributes. Specify the name of the attribute as an identifier
(@pxref{Tokens}), followed by the desired value, in parentheses, as a
quoted string. The specified attributes are then added or modified in
indexes start at 1, not 0. An attribute array that has a single
element (number 1) is not distinguished from a non-array attribute.
-Use the DELETE subcommand to delete an attribute from the variable
+Use the @subcmd{DELETE} subcommand to delete an attribute from the variable
specified on VARIABLES. Specify an attribute name by itself to delete
an entire attribute, including all array elements for attribute
arrays. Specify an attribute name followed by an array index in
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