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Use of Abbreviations in CA Ideal Commands

The standard abbreviation for a command is the first three characters of the word. CA Ideal also accepts alternate abbreviations and the standard three‑character abbreviations. Abbreviations are not shown in the syntax illustrations in this guide.

There are a number of exceptions to the standard first three‑character abbreviation. These exceptions are abbreviations for command words whose first three characters are not unique and, therefore, would conflict with an abbreviation for another command. Other abbreviations (or no abbreviation at all) are used.

For a complete list of non‑standard abbreviations, see the Command Reference Guide.