Abbreviation and truncation (was: ... macros ...)

On 2014-07-28, at 23:17, Ed Jaffe wrote: CANCEL J(1234) or: C J(1234) My preference in documentation tends toward using the shortest possible command and operand abbreviations in any examples, but I can see both sides... I deliberately chose an extreme example. I doubt that

Abbreviation and truncation (was: ... macros ...)

Many years ago, I was initially perplexed by the OS commands and their abbreviations. A lot of them were abbreviated to their initial letter S start R reply C cancel D display L log M mount U unload V vary W

Re: Abbreviation and truncation (was: ... macros ...)

10:14 To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Abbreviation and truncation (was: ... macros ...) Many years ago, I was initially perplexed by the OS commands and their abbreviations. A lot of them were abbreviated to their initial letter S start R reply C cancel D

Re: Abbreviation and truncation (was: ... macros ...)

On 7/29/2014 11:09 AM, Hall, Keven wrote: I imagine a more fanciful set of rules was responsible for the single-letter abbreviations of the system commands. P is the last letter of STOP; it's where it stops and the p sound is distinct... Haha. Or, simply working forward alphabetically, 'S'