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How do I use a SAS on Unix?

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Initially you will need to create a file containing your SAS program. The Unix system contains several editors you can use to create a file. These include emacs, pico and vi.The file you create should have an extension of .sas

You could run a sas program by issuing the following command

sas -dms filename

If, for example, your file were named salary.sas, the command to run sas would be

sas -dms salary

Once the command has finished running the Unix prompt will reappear. Typically, the above command will create two new files. One
file will contain a log of the procedures you run along with any notes, warnings or errors. The new file will retain the same root name as your original sas file along with the log extension. If, the original sas file were salary.sas the log file would be salary.log

The second file created contains the output from the various sas procedures you ran. The second file will retain the same root name as your original sas file along with the lst extension. If, the original sas file were salary.sas the listing file would be salary.lst.

Using SAS in interactive line mode

You can invoke sas in interactive line mode by issuing

sas -nodms

This results in several lines describing your sas installation and a line number prompt being printed. The line prompt might appear as

1?

Enter your commands and data. You can exit this mode by entering

endsas;

at the line prompt.

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