1. Assigning a package abbreviation

Each package installed on SCO OpenServer 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:

• It must start with an alphabetic character.

• Additional characters can be alphanumeric and contain the two special characters ``+'' and -.

• It cannot be longer than nine characters.

• Reserved names are install, new, and all.