X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=pspp;a=blobdiff_plain;f=utilities%2Fpspp-convert.1;fp=utilities%2Fpspp-convert.1;h=2dc608980e2fc6e241b3632be71e64e3ee1206b2;hp=d4c3a7b11d575e349a3b9b46641216b58eda41e7;hb=63c7521729b947ace9e192dff9330813ecfb5812;hpb=7eeac30440dc09a42ee869b69263a8879bbb3ff8 diff --git a/utilities/pspp-convert.1 b/utilities/pspp-convert.1 index d4c3a7b11d..2dc608980e 100644 --- a/utilities/pspp-convert.1 +++ b/utilities/pspp-convert.1 @@ -17,14 +17,16 @@ pspp\-convert \- convert SPSS system and portable files to other formats \fBpspp\-convert \-\-version\fR | \fB\-v\fR . .SH DESCRIPTION -The \fBpspp\-convert\fR program reads SPSS system or portable file -\fIinput\fR and writes it to \fIoutput\fR, performing format -conversion as necessary. +The \fBpspp\-convert\fR program reads \fIinput\fR, which may be an +SPSS system file, an SPSS/PC+ system file, or an SPSS portable file, +and writes it to \fIoutput\fR, performing format conversion as +necessary. .PP -The format of \fIinput\fR is automatically detected, except that the -character encoding of old system files cannot always be guessed -correctly. Use \fB\-e \fIencoding\fR to specify the encoding in this -case. +The format of \fIinput\fR is automatically detected, when possible. +The character encoding of old SPSS system files cannot always be +guessed correctly, and SPSS/PC+ system files do not include any +indication of their encoding. Use \fB\-e \fIencoding\fR to specify +the encoding in this case. .PP By default, the intended format for \fIoutput\fR is inferred from its extension: