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This happened by mistake once. OpenVMS allowed for command shortening vs completion so you could type h edit if you wanted help on the edit command instead of
by LinuxBender 5y ago
This happened by mistake once. OpenVMS allowed for command shortening vs completion so you could type h edit if you wanted help on the edit command instead of help edit. One OS update broke that logic and h became halt. The results were unpleasant for many especially given OpenVMS at the time was commonly used on many financial systems, telco systems, government systems and much more. It's been a while so I forgot exactly when this happened but those impacted won't forget the experience.