1 01/24/83 Control Arguments
2
3 Two lists of approved standard control arguments follow. The first
4 contains general purpose control arguments used by several system
5 commands. Programmers should use these control arguments whenever
6 possible. The second list consists of more specialized control
7 arguments, which cover a more limited range of situations.
8
9
10 General purpose control arguments:
11 -absentee -as -absolute_pathname -absp
12 -access -ac -access_class -acc
13 -access_name -an -account
14 -acknowledge -ack -acl
15 -address -addr -admin -am
16 -after -alarm -al
17 -all -a -arguments, -argument -ag
18 -ascending -asc -ascii
19 -assignments -asm -attributes -attr
20 -author -at -authorization -auth
21 -bcd -before -be
22 -bit_count -bc -bit_count_author -bca
23 -block -bk -branch -br
24 -brief -bf -brief_table -bftb
25
26
27 -call -category -cat
28 -character -ch -chase
29 -check -ck -comment -com
30 -copy -cp -copy_switch -csw
31 -count -ct -current_length -cl
32 -date -dt -date_time_contents_modified -dtcm
33 -date_time dumped -dtd -date_time_entry_modified -dtem
34 -date_time_used -dtu -date_time_volume_dumped -dtvd
35 -debug -db -decimal -dc
36 -default -delete -dl
37 -delimiter -dm -density -den
38 -depth -dh -descending -dsc
39 -destination -ds -device -dv
40 -directory -dr -else
41
42
43 -entry -et -every -ev
44 -exclude -ex -execute
45 -extend -field -fl
46 -file -f -fill -fi
47 -first -ft -force -fc
48 -from -fm -gen_type -gt
49 -header -he -hold -hd
50 -home_dir -hdr -id
51 -indent -ind -input_file -if
52 -input_switch -isw -io_switch -iosw
53 -label -lbl -last -lt
54 -length -ln -level -lev
55 -limit, -limits -li -line_length -ll
56 -lines -link -lk
57 -link_path -lp -list -ls
58
59
60 -logical_volume -lv -long -lg
61 -map -mask
62 -match -max_length -ml
63 -max_lines -minchars
64 -minlines -mode -md
65 -model -modes
66 -multisegment_file -msf -name -nm
67 -next -nl
68 -nnl -no_acknowledge -nack
69 -no_address -naddr -no_header -nhe
70 -no_offset -nofs -no_fill -nfi
71 -no_link_translation -nlt -no_list -nls
72 -no_notify -nnt -no_numbers, -no_number -nnb
73 -no_pagination -npgn -notify
74
75
76 -number -nb -octal -oc
77 -off -offset -ofs
78 -on -optimize -ot
79 -ordered_field -ofl -outer_module -om
80 -output_file -of -output_switch -osw
81 -owner -ow -page -pg
82 -page_length -pl -parameter -pm
83 -pass -pathname -pn
84 -position -psn -previous -prev
85 -primary -pri -print -pr
86 -profile -pf -project -pj
87 -query -queue -q
88 -quit -quota
89 -record -rec -records_used -ru
90
91
92 -repeat -rpt -replace -rp
93 -request -rqt -request_type -rqt
94 -reservation -resr -reset -rs
95 -resource -rsc -restart -rt
96 -reverse -rv -revert
97 -ring -rg -ring_brackets -rb
98 -safety_switch -ssw -search -srh
99 -section -scn -segment -sm
100 -sender -severity -sv
101 -short -sh -sort
102 -source -sc -start -sr
103 -stop -sp -string -str
104 -subscriptrange -subrg -subsystem -ss
105 -switch -symbols, symbol -sb
106
107
108 -system -sys -table -tb
109 -tab -target
110 -terminal_input -ti -terminal_type -ttp
111 -then -time -tm
112 -title -to
113 -total, -totals -tt -track -tk
114 -truncate -tc -type -tp
115 -unique -uq -unique_id -uid
116 -update -ud -user
117 -volume -vol -wait -wt
118 -working_dir -wd
119
120
121 Special control arguments:
122 -4bit -7punch -7p
123 -abort -accept
124 -access_label -albl -action
125 -age -append -app
126 -attached -att -attachments -atm
127 -ball -bl -bottom_label -blbl
128 -bottom_up -bu -brief_header -bfhe
129 -cancel -card
130 -cc -change_default_auth -cda
131 -change_password -cpw -change_default_project -cdp
132 -check_ansi -chpass
133 -cl -class
134 -class_identifiers -cli -cmf
135 -cobol_switch -cs -collection, -coll -col
136
137
138 -compile -complete
139 -copy_release_names -crn -comp_vol_dump_switch -cvds
140 -continue -ctu -control -ct
141 -control_arg -ca -convert
142 -cput -date_time
143 -day -day_name
144 -debug_cg -deferred_indefinitely -dfi
145 -definition -def -defs
146 -delay -dly -detach -det
147 -dir_mode -dont_free
148 -dprint -dp -dpunch -dpn
149 -ebcdic8 -ebcdic9
150 -edit -ed -entry_numbers -etn
151 -entry_point -ep -exec_com -ec
152
153
154 -expand -expanded
155 -files -file_input -fi
156 -flush -fnp
157 -fold -format -fmt
158 -foreground -fg -free
159 -fw -generate_password -gpw
160 -go -govern -gv
161 -hex8 -hex9
162 -hyphenate -hph -immediate
163 -in -incremental
164 -inccost -inc_pf
165 -inc_vcpu -inc_volume_dump_switch -ivds
166 -in_reply_to -irt -initial_string -istr
167 -inout -input_description -ids
168
169
170 -interactive -ia -interactive_message -im
171 -interrupt -int -invisible -iv
172 -keyed -library -lib
173 -line_numbers -ln -lmargin -lm
174 -log -loop
175 -long_id -lgid -lower_case -lc
176 -mailbox -mbx -mcc
177 -message_id -mid -meter, metering -mt
178 -min -minute
179 -month -no_abort
180 -no_canonicalize -ncan -no_endpage -nep
181 -no_exec_com -nec -no_freeing
182 -no_hold -nhd -no_label -nlbl
183 -no_log -no_message_id -nmid
184
185
186 -no_null -no_original -no_orig
187 -no_preempt -np -no_print_off -nprf
188 -no_prompt -no_request_loop -nrql
189 -no_stop_run -nsr -no_start_up -ns
190 -no_subject -nsj -no_symbols, no_symbol -nsb
191 -no_warning -nw -non_edited -ned
192 -nogo -notape
193 -old_original -old_orig -open
194 -original -orig -original_path -orig_path
195 -out -output
196 -output_description -ods -own
197 -pdd -prefix
198 -print_delay -pr_dly -print_edit -pr_edit
199 -print_linkage_fault -print_off -prf
200
201
202 -process_overseer -po -prompt
203 -proxy -raw
204 -realt -relocatable -rlc
205 -remove -rm -rename -rn
206 -reply_to -rpt -report_reset -rr
207 -request_loop -rql -retain -ret
208 -retain_data -retd -return_value -rtv
209 -runtime_check -rck -safe_optimize -safe_ot
210 -save -sv -secondary
211 -seg -seg_mode
212 -separate_static -ss -set
213 -set_bc -set_nl
214 -single -sg -single_name -snm
215 -size -skip -sk
216
217
218 -sleep -sort_dir -sd
219 -sort_file_size -sfs -source_switch -ssw
220 -static -status -st
221 -stop_proc -spp -stt
222 -subject -sj -subtotal -stt
223 -subtree -subt -sys
224 -sys_id -sysid
225 -tape -tape7
226 -tape9 -temp_dir -td
227 -template -tmp -text -tx
228 -time_ot -timers
229 -top_label -tlbl -total_cost
230 -total_mem_units -total_pf
231 -total_vcpu -to_queue -to_q
232
233
234 -to_request -to_rqt -trace
235 -trace_linkage_faults -train -tn
236 -unlabeled_common -uc -upper_case -uc
237 -use_bc -usage_count -use
238 -use_nl -verbose -vb
239 -warn -watch
240 -year -zero_on_alloc
241 -zero_on_free -zone