spss) followed by the name of that file:
spss -m < my.prog1
To run this batch program in the background, simply put an ampersand (&) after the file specification:
spss -m < my.prog1 &
When you have done this, you can perform other tasks in the foreground, and if you wish, you can logout and your job will continue to completion.
To run SPSS (Version 11.x) in batch mode, you first need to source the setup files for Version 11:
source /usr/usc/spss/11.5.1/setup.csh
then run the invocation command (spssb) followed
by the name of your syntax file:
spssb my.prog1
To run this batch program in the background, simply put an ampersand (&) after the file specification:
spssb my.prog1 &