1L.ALIASES(5)                  File Formats Manual                 L.ALIASES(5)
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NAME

6       L.aliases - UUCP hostname alias file
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DESCRIPTION

9       The L.aliases file defines mapping (aliasing) of system names for uucp.
10       This is intended for compensating for systems that have changed  names,
11       or do not provide their entire machine name (like most USG systems). It
12       is also useful when a machine's name is not obvious  or  commonly  mis‐
13       spelled.
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15       Each line in L.aliases is of the form:
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17            real_name alias_name
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19       Any  amount  of whitespace may separate the two items.  Lines beginning
20       with a `#' character are comments.
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22       All occurrences of alias_name are mapped  to  real_name  by  uucico(8),
23       uucp(1), and uux(1).  The mapping occurs regardless of whether the name
24       was typed in by a user or provided by a remote site.  An  exception  is
25       the  -s  option  of  uucico; only the site's real hostname (the name in
26       L.sys(5)) will be accepted there.
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28       Aliased system names should not be placed in L.sys; they  will  not  be
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FILES

32       /etc/uucp/L.aliases /etc/uucp/UUAIDS/L.aliases   L.aliases example
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SEE ALSO

35       uucp(1), uux(1), L.sys(5), uucico(8)
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394.3 Berkeley Distribution      October 22, 1996                   L.ALIASES(5)
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