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Command Parameter Keywords

Use existing CL keywords, such as FILE, OUTPUT, or TEXT whenever possible, not FL, FIL, OUTPT, TXT.

For more information on all of the CL keywords, refer to Appendix F of the iSeries (AS/400) Control Language Guide.

Keywords should be in the singular; for example FILE, not FILES.

If an entity type occurs more than once as a command parameter, distinguish between instances by an appropriate prefix on the keyword; for example, FROMFILE, TOFILE, FROMLIB, TOLIB. If it is creating a copy, you should use NEWxxx; for example, NEWOBJ.