> > I took bgpctl as an example. If there is an ambiguity, route(8) will > > complain. > > As stated in the man "Commands may be abbreviated to the minimum unambiguous > > prefix". I guess the shortcuts are to be used only interactively. Using the > > longer keyword in a script or in hostname.if is not an issue. > > If people can use it on the command line, they'll copy and paste it into > hostname.if files or other scripts too. Current ambiguities aren't the > concern, possible future ambiguities are. > > +1 for a specific alias for "del" though.
I also worry about this. However the addition of a few well-selected shortenings is OK.
