[PATCH] Command abbreviations and aliases

[Fredrik Lundh]

Michael Ellerman wrote:

> I've adapted Jason's patch so that we don't have to explicitly specify
> abbreviations like "st" => "status", we work them out by looking through the
> list of commands. That also gives us "sta" => "status", "stat" => "status"
> etc.

in my experience, that's a great way to end up with "interesting" usability
problems when you extend the command set.

I'd prefer a fixed and documented set of abbreviations, plus support for
bash completion (etc).

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