Most CL command names follow a consistent naming style. The first three letters of the command name represent the action that is being performed. The remaining letters of the command name describe the object that is having the action performed on it.
Another name for the three-letter command prefix is the command
'verb'. The majority of all CL commands use one of the
following common command verbs:
Verb Abbreviation | Meaning |
---|---|
ADD | add |
CHG | change |
CRT | create |
DLT | delete |
DSP | display |
END | end |
RMV | remove |
STR | start |
WRK | work with |
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 | configuration |
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 | |
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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