Common Stata Command Reference

Below you will find a neatly organized list of Stata Commands to explore. Type help followed by any of the following commands to reveal a helpfile on how to use them.

I have left a number of commands out - the ones I never find myself typing in (for instance, snapshot). This is a reference list, and a way for beginners to learn. It is not, however, comprehensive. Stata features excellent documentation, but I thought a concise list of commands would be quick and useful to some.

File Management	Dataset format
clear	append
edit	collapse
outsheet	contract
save[m]	cross
use	duplicates*
Data Inspection	expand
assert	fillin
codebook	joinby
compare*	merge[m]
describe*	reshape*
inspect	stack
list*	xpose
sample	Data Organization
Variable Management	order*
drop*	sort*
egen	gsort*
generate*
encode
decode
destring
separate
split*
rename
label*
format*

* These commands are a great place to start for beginners.
[m] These commands are probably best used with the menu driven interface.