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This chapter discusses elements common to many PSPP commands. Later chapters will describe individual commands in detail.
| • Tokens: | Characters combine to form tokens. | |
| • Commands: | Tokens combine to form commands. | |
| • Syntax Variants: | Batch vs. Interactive mode | |
| • Types of Commands: | Commands come in several flavors. | |
| • Order of Commands: | Commands combine to form syntax files. | |
| • Missing Observations: | Handling missing observations. | |
| • Datasets: | Data organization. | |
| • Files: | Files used by PSPP. | |
| • File Handles: | How files are named. | |
| • BNF: | How command syntax is described. |