Command names are needed as input whenever the format utility displays a menu prompt. You can abbreviate the command names, as long as what you enter is sufficient to uniquely identify the command desired.
For example, use p to enter the partition menu from the format menu. Then, enter p to display the current slice table.
format> p
PARTITION MENU:
0 - change `0' partition
1 - change `1' partition
2 - change `2' partition
3 - change `3' partition
4 - change `4' partition
5 - change `5' partition
6 - change `6' partition
7 - change `7' partition
select - select a predefined table
modify - modify a predefined partition table
name - name the current table
print - display the current table
label - write partition map and label to the disk
quit
partition> p
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