1pspp-convert(1)                   PSPP Manual                  pspp-convert(1)
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NAME

6       pspp-convert - convert SPSS files to other formats
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SYNOPSIS

9       pspp-convert [options] input output
10       pspp-convert --help | -h
11       pspp-convert --version | -v
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DESCRIPTION

14       The pspp-convert program reads input, which may be an SPSS system file,
15       an SPSS/PC+ system file, an SPSS portable file, or  an  encrypted  SPSS
16       syntax  file,  and writes it to output, performing format conversion as
17       necessary.
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19       The format of input is  automatically  detected,  when  possible.   The
20       character  encoding  of  old SPSS system files cannot always be guessed
21       correctly, and SPSS/PC+ system files do not include any  indication  of
22       their encoding.  Use -e encoding to specify the encoding in this case.
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24       By  default, the intended format for output is inferred from its exten‐
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27       csv
28       txt    Comma-separated value.  Each value is formatted according to its
29              variable's  print  format.   The first line in the file contains
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33       sys    SPSS system file.
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37       sps    SPSS syntax file.  (Only encrypted syntax files may be converted
38              to this format.)
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40       Use -O extension to override the inferred format or to specify the for‐
41       mat for unrecognized extensions.
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43       pspp-convert can convert most input formats  to  most  output  formats.
44       Encrypted  system  file  and  syntax files are exceptions: if the input
45       file is in an encrypted format, then the output file must be  the  same
46       format (decrypted).
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OPTIONS

49       -O format
50       --output-format=format
51              Specifies  the desired output format.  format must be one of the
52              extensions listed above, e.g. -O  csv  requests  comma-separated
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55       -c maxcases
56       --cases=maxcases
57              By default, all cases are copied from input to output.  Specify‐
58              ing this option to limit the number of cases written  to  output
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61       -e charset
62       --encoding=charset
63              Overrides  the  encoding in which character strings in input are
64              interpreted.  This option is necessary because old  SPSS  system
65              files do not self-identify their encoding.
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67       -p password
68       --password=password
69              Specifies  the  password to use to decrypt encrypted SPSS system
70              file or syntax file input.  If this  option  is  not  specified,
71              pspp-convert prompts for the password.
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73              On  multiuser systems, this option may not be safe because other
74              users may be able to see the password in process listings.
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76       -h
77       --help Prints a usage message on stdout and exits.
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79       -v
80       --version
81              Prints version information on stdout and exits.
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AUTHORS

84       Ben Pfaff.
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SEE ALSO

87       pspp(1), psppire(1).
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