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

NAME
       pspp-convert - convert SPSS system and portable files to other formats

SYNOPSIS
       pspp-convert [options] input output
       pspp-convert --help | -h
       pspp-convert --version | -v

DESCRIPTION
       The pspp-convert program reads input, which may be an SPSS system file,
       an SPSS/PC+ system file, or an SPSS portable file,  and	writes	it  to
       output, performing format conversion as necessary.

       The  format  of	input  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 -e encoding to specify the encoding in this case.

       By default, the intended format for output is inferred from its	exten‐
       sion:

       csv
       txt    Comma-separated value.  Each value is formatted according to its
	      variable's print format.	The first line in  the	file  contains
	      variable names.

       sav
       sys    SPSS system file.

       por    SPSS portable file.

       Use -O extension to override the inferred format or to specify the for‐
       mat for unrecognized extensions.

       pspp-convert 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.

OPTIONS
       -O format
       --output-format=format
	      Specifies the desired output format.  format must be one of  the
	      extensions  listed  above,  e.g. -O csv requests comma-separated
	      value output.

       -c maxcases
       --cases=maxcases
	      By default, all cases are copied from input to output.  Specify‐
	      ing  this	 option to limit the number of cases written to output
	      to maxcases.

       -e charset
       --encoding=charset
	      Overrides the encoding in which character strings in  input  are
	      interpreted.   This  option is necessary because old SPSS system
	      files do not self-identify their encoding.

       -p password
       --password=password
	      Specifies the password to use to decrypt an encrypted SPSS  sys‐
	      tem  file	 input.	 If this option is not specified, pspp-convert
	      prompts for the password.

	      On multiuser systems, this option may not be safe because	 other
	      users may be able to see the password in process listings.

       -h
       --help Prints a usage message on stdout and exits.

       -v
       --version
	      Prints version information on stdout and exits.

AUTHORS
       Ben Pfaff.

SEE ALSO
       pspp(1), psppire(1).

PSPP				 October 2013		       pspp-convert(1)

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