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6 ali - list nmh mail aliases
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9 ali [-help] [-version] [-alias aliasfile] [-list | -nolist] [-user |
10 -nouser] [aliases ...]
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13 ali searches the named mail alias files for each of the given aliases.
14 It creates a list of addresses for those aliases, and writes that list
15 on standard output. If no arguments are given, ali outputs all alias
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17 By default, when an alias expands to multiple addresses, the addresses
19 are separated by commas and printed on as few lines as possible. If
20 the -list switch is specified, and an address expands to multiple ad‐
21 dresses, each address will appear on a separate line.
22 The -user switch directs ali to perform its processing in an inverted
24 fashion: instead of listing the addresses that each given alias expands
25 to, ali will list the aliases that expand to each given address.
26 The files specified by the profile entry “Aliasfile” and any additional
28 alias files given by the -alias aliasfile switch will be read. Each
29 alias is processed as described in mh-alias(5).
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32 Alias files are looked up in multiple locations: if the pathname is ab‐
33 solute or starts with “.” or “..” it is accessed directly; otherwise
34 tilde expansion is done on usernames, then files are searched for in
35 the user's Mail directory as specified in their profile. If not found
36 there, the directory “/etc/nmh” is checked.
37 $HOME/.mh_profile The user's profile.
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41 Path: To determine the user's nmh directory
42 Aliasfile: For a default alias file
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45 mh-alias(5)
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48 aliasfile /etc/nmh/MailAliases
49 -nolist
50 -nouser
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