pspp-convert: Add support for decrypting encrypted system files.

[pspp] / utilities / pspp-convert.1

diff --git a/utilities/pspp-convert.1 b/utilities/pspp-convert.1
index f1580cd6b5815d75401eca751896f23f774a1f0b..d4c3a7b11d575e349a3b9b46641216b58eda41e7 100644 (file)
--- a/utilities/pspp-convert.1
+++ b/utilities/pspp-convert.1
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ SPSS portable file.
 Use \fB\-O \fIextension\fR to override the inferred format or to
 specify the format for unrecognized extensions.
 .
+.PP
+\fBpspp\-convert\fR can convert most input formats to most output
+formats, with one exception: if the input file is an encrypted system
+file, then the output file must also be an (unencrypted) system file.
+.
 .SH "OPTIONS"
 .
 .IP "\fB\-O format\fR"
@@ -66,6 +71,16 @@ Overrides the encoding in which character strings in \fIinput\fR are
 interpreted.  This option is necessary because old SPSS system files
 do not self-identify their encoding.
 .
+.IP "\fB\-p \fIpassword\fR"
+.IQ "\fB\-\-password=\fIpassword\fR"
+Specifies the password to use to decrypt an encrypted SPSS system file
+\fIinput\fR.  If this option is not specified, \fBpspp\-convert\fR
+prompts for the password.
+.
+.IP
+On multiuser systems, this option may not be safe because other users
+may be able to see the password in process listings.
+.
 .IP "\fB\-h\fR"
 .IQ "\fB\-\-help\fR"
 Prints a usage message on stdout and exits.