CL command verb abbreviations

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

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