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To…  
save c:\trk2022\stata\TRK2022TR_R.dta  
Save ~/Desktop/trk2022/stata/TRK2022TR_R.dta  
File TRK2022TR_R.dct:  
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dictionary using c:\trk2022\data\TRK2022TR_R.da {  
column(1) str6 HHID %6s "HOUSEHOLD IDENTIFIER"  
column(7) str3 PN %3s "PERSON NUMBER"  
[additional dictionary statements]  
}
To…  
dictionary using ~/Desktop/trk2022/data/TRK2022TR_R.da {  
column(1) str6 HHID %6s "HOUSEHOLD IDENTIFIER"  
column(7) str3 PN %3s "PERSON NUMBER"  
[additional dictionary statements]  
7B. Working in a Linux Environment  
7B1. Linux: Stata  
In the following system file build example we assume that the user (user1) has  
downloaded the 2022 tracker dataset and placed the files in a folder called  
trk2022 (/home/user1/trk2022), with the ASCII data file (.da) stored in  
subfolder data (/home/user1/trk2022/data) and the syntax files (.do/.dct) in  
subfolder stata (/home/user1/trk2022/stata).  
This process is very similar to the OS X example shown above. The main  
difference is that the file/folder structure will be somewhat different when he  
.do and .dct files in the stata folder are modified.  
File TRK2022TR_R.do:  
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infile using c:\trk2022\stata\trk2022tr_r.dct  
To…  
infile using /home/user1/trk2022/stata/trk2022tr_r.dct  
Change…  
save c:\trk2022\stata\TRK2022TR_R.dta  
To…  
Save /home/user1/trk2022/stata/trk2022tr_r.dta  
File TRK2022TR_R.dct:  
Change from…  
dictionary using c:\trk2022\data\trk2022tr_r.da {  
column(1) str6 HHID %6s "HOUSEHOLD IDENTIFIER"  
column(7) str3 PN %3s "PERSON NUMBER"  
[additional dictionary statements]  
}
To…  
dictionary using /home/user1/trk2023/data/trk2022tr_r.da {  
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