The majority of all CL commands use one of the common command verbs. Another
name for the three-letter command prefix is the command 'verb'.
| Verb Abbreviation |
Meaning |
| ADD |
add |
| CHG |
change |
| CRT |
create |
| DLT |
delete |
| DSP |
display |
| END |
end |
| RMV |
remove |
| STR |
start |
| WRK |
work with |
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The following is a list of all the abbreviations that are used
as command verbs:
| Verb Abbreviation |
Meaning |
| ADD |
add |
| ALC |
allocate |
| ALM |
alarm |
| ANS |
answer |
| ANZ |
analyze |
| APY |
apply |
| ASK |
ask |
| BLD |
build |
| CFG |
configure |
| CHG |
change |
| CHK |
check |
| CLO |
close |
| CLR |
clear |
| CMP |
compare |
| CNL |
cancel |
| CPH |
cipher |
| CPR |
compress |
| CPY |
copy |
| CRT |
create |
| CVT |
convert |
| DCP |
decompress |
| DLC |
deallocate |
| DLT |
delete |
| DLY |
delay |
| DMP |
dump |
| DSC |
disconnect |
| DSP |
display |
| DUP |
duplicate |
| EDT |
edit |
| EJT |
eject |
| EML |
emulate |
| ENC |
encipher |
| END |
end |
| EXP |
export |
| EXT |
extract |
| FIL |
file |
| FMT |
format |
| FND |
find |
| GEN |
generate |
| GRT |
grant |
| HLD |
hold |
| IMP |
import |
| INS |
install |
| INZ |
initialize |
| LNK |
link |
| LOD |
load |
| MGR |
migrate |
| MON |
monitor |
| MOV |
move |
| MRG |
merge |
| OPN |
open |
| ORD |
order |
| OVR |
override |
| PAG |
paginate |
| PKG |
package |
| POS |
position |
| PRM |
promote |
| PRT |
print |
| PWR |
power |
| QRY |
query |
| RCL |
reclaim |
| RCV |
receive |
| RGZ |
reorganize |
| RLS |
release |
| RMV |
remove |
| RNM |
rename |
| RPL |
replace |
| RQS |
request |
| RRT |
reroute |
| RSM |
resume |
| RST |
restore |
| RTV |
retrieve |
| RUN |
run |
| RVK |
revoke |
| SAV |
save |
| SBM |
submit |
| SET |
set |
| SLT |
select |
| SND |
send |
| STR |
start |
| TFR |
transfer |
| TRC |
trace |
| UPD |
update |
| VFY |
verify |
| VRY |
vary |
| WRK |
work with |
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