spss - SPSS data analysis and statistics package
spss [ -s workspace ] [ -d macrodefinition ] [ -t filename ]
[ -c command ] [ -u number_of_lines ] [ -a on/off ] [ -e ] [
-g on/off ] [ -x on/off ] [ file1 [ file2 ]]
spss -m [ -p ] [ -s workspace ] [ -d macrodefinition ] [ -t
filename ] [ -c command ] inputfile
spssrem [ -i ] [ -q ] [ -z ] [ -d macrodefinition ] [ -l
length ] [ -s workspace ] [ -w width ]
Both commands, spss and spssrem, execute the SPSS data
analysis and statistics package with various interfaces.
Spss starts the SPSS Manager, a screen-oriented editor,
browser, and command builder. Spss -m starts a simple
prompting interface suitable for slow terminals and batch
runs. Spssrem is used for running SPSS from a different
computer and has no user interface.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-s workspace
specifies the number of bytes SPSS is to use as working
storage. Workspace is a number; "k" or "m" can be used
to mean "kilobytes" or "megabytes." The default if no
amount is specified is 200K bytes.
-d macrodefinition
defines a simple string-substitution SPSS macro. Macro-
definition takes the form macroname=text. Spaces are
not allowed on either side of the equal sign. If it
contains any spaces, the entire macrodefinition must be
quoted. Use apostrophes if the shell is to leave it
untouched. Use quotes (") to get shell filename and
variable substitution. The definition will be in
effect when SPSS starts. Any number of -d options
defining different macros may be used.
-u number_of_lines
specifies the number of lines in the upper (output)
window of the SPSS Manager when two files are being
edited. SPSS Manager will not allow either window to
be less than seven lines long.
-a on/off
controls automatic viewing of output. When this switch
is on output from the SPSS processor ( the "back end"
or "statistical engine") is automatically displayed in
the output (upper) window of the SPSS Manager. The
default state is "on" - output is automatically
displayed in the upper window.
-e use SPSS Manager as editor. The SPSS processor (the
"back end" or "statistical engine") is not started.
-g on/off
controls initial display of menus. When this switch is
on the SPSS Manager session begins with command menu
windows displayed. The default state is "off" - the
Manager starts without the command menus displayed.
-x on/off
controls menu mode. When this switch is on the SPSS
Manager uses extended command menus. The default state
is "off" - extended command menus are not used.
SPSS OPTIONS
-t outputfile
All the output (unedited) is written to the file named
here, as well as to the standard output (for spss -m )
or output window. Use this option to create a record of
the output of your interactive session.
-c command
gives the command to be used to start the SPSS proces-
sor (the "back end" or "statistical engine"). It may
be used to start it on another computer, using the rsh
(remote shell) command. If so, the remote shell should
execute spssrem. The command usually must be quoted.
Spss will append the -s and -d options from its command
line along with other options like -i, -q, -w, or -l.
SPSS -M OPTIONS
-p suppresses the pause feature. If this option is not
specified, spss -m pauses at the bottom of each output
page until you press RETURN. With this switch, it keeps
going. This switch is not needed for batch runs.
inputfile
The input file for a batch run may be named. If it is
not, the standard input is used.
SPSS (WITHOUT -M) OPTIONS
file1 [file2]
If spss is run with no files named, the SPSS Manager
starts with the files scratch.sps and scratch.lst (for
commands and output respectively). If one file is
specified, that file alone is edited. If two files are
named, the first one appears in the bottom (commands)
window, and the second in the upper window.
SPSSREM OPTIONS
The following options are supplied by the spss command as
appropriate. It is not normally necessary to specify them.
-w width
specifies the starting page width.
-l length
specifies the starting page length.
-q specifies that the SPSS Processor is to prompt for
input.
-z specifies that the SPSS Processor is to generate the
messages used by the SPSS Manager to display status
information (case count, command name, dictionary
information, etc.)
-i indicates that the SPSS Processor's error recovery and
command parsing behavior is to be suitable for an
interactive session rather than a batch run.
EXAMPLES
spss -m < command.sps >command.lst -s 1M
A typical batch run. Use command.sps for input, and
write output to command.lst. Use one megabyte of
workspace.
spss -m -t knj.lst
Run interactively using the prompting interface,
recording the terminal output in the file knj.lst.
spss -s 500k
A normal interactive session using the SPSS Manager,
with 500 kilobytes of workspace.
spss -c 'rsh goliath /usr/local/bin/spssrem'
An interactive session in which the SPSS Manager runs
on the local machine and the SPSS Processor runs on
another machine named "goliath".
SPSS Reference Guide, ...
SPSS for Unix Operations Guide, ...
SPSS Base System User's Guide,...
SPSS Advanced Statistics User's Guide, ...
The SPSS command HELP provides help on command meaning and
syntax.
The SPSS INFO command prints documentation on new features
and Unix operation. Type HELP INFO to learn about it.
The SPSS Manager provides help about its own operation.
Type ESC 1 or F1.
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