Input and output options

Input and output options affect how PSPP reads input and writes output. These are the input and output options:

-f file
--out-file=file: This overrides the output file name for devices designated as listing devices. If a file named file already exists, it is overwritten.
-p
--pipe: Allows PSPP to be used as a filter by causing the syntax file to be read from stdin and output to be written to stdout. Conflicts with the -f file and --file=file options.
-I-
--no-include: Clears all directories from the include path. This includes all directories put in the include path by default. See Miscellaneous configuring.
-I dir
--include=dir: Appends directory dir to the path that is searched for include files in PSPP syntax files.
-c command
--command=command: Execute literal command command. The command is executed before startup syntax files, if any.
--testing-mode: Invoke heuristics to assist with testing PSPP. For use by make check and similar scripts.