#StataTip: variable lists selected by "*" select all variables. To select all but a few (e.g. "year") write --ds year, not-- and get all variables but the one specified (results stored in local `r(varlist)') – thank you #NickCox!

And #NickCox, was ahead of the curve with his "eqprhistogram" command, already back in 1999, which he last updated in 2003:

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RT @asjadnaqvi
@kwekuoa @joachim_voth Nick Cox wrote a command for this, "eqprhistogram", back in 1999:

clear
ssc install eqprhistogram, replace
set obs 10000
gen double x = rnormal()
eqprhistogram x, bin(50)
https://twitter.com/AsjadNaqvi/status/1647245886735433728

Just discovered yet another awesome #NickCox burn.

I should also start using such language in Stata help files, e.g.

"For those lacking aesthetic sense, please do not touch the default values."

#StataTip: variable lists selected by "*" select all variables. To select all but a few (e.g. "year") write --ds year, not-- and get all variables but the one specified (results stored in local `r(varlist)') – thank you #NickCox!