S-Plus -- statistical and exploratory data analysis and graphics

 -------available on: RCF: almaak
                      SCF: aludra
                      super-RCF: n/a
 ------support level: full
 ----current version: 8
 ----path to command: /usr/usc/splus/default/Splus
 -------normal setup: to use multiple stat packages (including splus): 
                           source  /usr/usc/stats/setup.csh  (or setup.sh)
                      to use splus only:
                           source  /usr/usc/splus/default/setup.csh
                                                    (or setup.sh)
                      NOTE: in RCF these are done automatically at login, 
                        unless master.login is not sourced
 -invoke interactive: splus (standard S-Plus operation)
                      splus -e (for line-editor mode)
                          to enable editor commands, first run:
                               UNIX Prompt>  setenv  S_CLEDITOR  emacs  
                        to run pre-written programs in S-Plus session: 
                           > source(file='my.program')
 --------------batch: splus BATCH inputfile outputfile
                        NOTE: batch operation is strange, in that the UNIX 
                              prompt can return before the output file is 
                              closed making it look like the job didn't run; if
                              output file looks incomplete, wait and look again
 ----printing output: outputfile specified at invocation can be printed (lpr)
 ----troubleshooting: Problem in range(x): Numeric summary undefined . . .
                        try cleaning up your ~/.Data file, or defining
                          a new one using the splus CHAPTER command
                      Objects created in older versions are not compatible
                        with newer versions; see 
                           http://www.usc.edu/its/doc/statistics/splus/faq/v5/
                        for information on how to convert 
 ----------workspace: default size is 5E+06 bytes
                        to increase: options(object.size=9E+07) 
                        (value shown as 9E+07 is only example; any value is OK)
                      to change the default working directory:
                        setenv  S_WORK  /tmp
 ----------X version: available; there is an X based help (see below) and a 
                        motif graphics device
                      to use X mode to display S-Plus graphs:
                        > motif()   **this is typed after S-Plus is started
 -----add-on modules: finmetrics, spatial, wavelets -- link example:
                        > module(spatial)
 ----sample programs: examples are in individual help topics (see below)
 ------documentation: 
         http://www.usc.edu/its/doc/statistics/splus/
         http://www.insightful.com/support/documentation.asp (full docs in PDF)
                      in splus, for ASCII type: help() 
                         for help in new xterm window) type:
                           help.start() (no arguments) and index will appear
                      man splus
                      WPH B36, LVL
 -----to end session: > q()