Language control options

Language control options control how PSPP syntax files are parsed and interpreted. The available language control options are:

-i
--interactive: When a syntax file is specified on the command line, PSPP normally terminates after processing it. Giving this option will cause PSPP to bring up a command prompt after processing the syntax file.
In addition, this forces syntax files to be interpreted in interactive mode, rather than the default batch mode. See Tokenizing lines, for information on the differences between batch mode and interactive mode command interpretation.
-n
--edit
--dry-run
--just-print
--recon: Only the syntax of any syntax file specified or of commands entered at the command line is checked. Transformations are not performed and procedures are not executed. Not yet implemented.
-r
--no-statrc: Prevents the execution of the PSPP startup syntax file. Not yet implemented, as startup syntax files aren't, either.
-s
--safer: Disables certain unsafe operations. This includes the ERASE and HOST commands, as well as use of pipes as input and output files.