1. Assigning a package abbreviation
Each package installed on UNIX System V Release 4.2 must have a
package abbreviation assigned to it.
This abbreviation is defined with the
PKG parameter in the
pkginfo(F)
file.
A valid package abbreviation must meet these criteria:
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It must start with an alphabetic character.
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Additional characters can be alphanumeric and contain the
two special characters ``+'' and -.
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It cannot be longer than nine characters.
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Reserved names are install, new, and all.
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