### 16.5 DOCUMENT

    DOCUMENT documentary_text.

`DOCUMENT` adds one or more lines of descriptive commentary to the active dataset. Documents added in this way are saved to system files. They can be viewed using `SYSFILE INFO` or `DISPLAY DOCUMENTS`. They can be removed from the active dataset with `DROP DOCUMENTS`.

Specify the documentary text following the `DOCUMENT` keyword. It is interpreted literally—any quotes or other punctuation marks will be included in the file. You can extend the documentary text over as many lines as necessary, including blank lines to separate paragraphs. Lines are truncated at 80 bytes. Don’t forget to terminate the command with a dot at the end of a line. See ADD DOCUMENT.