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A '''command''' is a directive to the computer to perform a certain task. There is a set of commands available in every programming language including [[DCL]]. An example of a DCL command is [[DIRECTORY (command)|DIRECTORY]].

=DCL Commands=
A list of [[DCL]] commands is available [[:Category:DCL Commands|here]] and in the [[HELP|OpenVMS Help Utility]]. The following features are provided by [[DCL]]:
* command abbreviation: commands can be abbreviated to 4 characters or more
* command normalization: [[DCL]] will remove all [[Comment|comments]], trailing, leading, and double spaces, and translate all characters to uppercase before accepting the command
Upon accepting a command, the [[CLI]] parses it and either executes it or invokes the respective [[Image|image]].

=See also=
* [[CLI#Command Line Elements|DCL command line elements]]
* [[CLI#Commands Executed Inside the CLI|Commands executed inside DCL (that do not invoke an image)]]

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