# phpman > info > ali

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NAME
       ali - list nmh mail aliases

SYNOPSIS
       ali [-help] [-version] [-alias aliasfile] [-list | -nolist] [-user |
            -nouser] [aliases ...]

DESCRIPTION
       ali searches the named mail alias files for each of the given  aliases.
       It  creates a list of addresses for those aliases, and writes that list
       on standard output.  If no arguments are given, ali outputs  all  alias
       entries.

       By  default, when an alias expands to multiple addresses, the addresses
       are separated by commas and printed on as few lines  as  possible.   If
       the  -list  switch is specified, and an address expands to multiple ad-
       dresses, each address will appear on a separate line.

       The -user switch directs ali to perform its processing in  an  inverted
       fashion: instead of listing the addresses that each given alias expands
       to, ali will list the aliases that expand to each given address.

       The files specified by the profile entry "Aliasfile" and any additional
       alias  files  given  by the -alias aliasfile switch will be read.  Each
       alias is processed as described in [mh-alias(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/mh-alias/5/markdown).

FILES
       Alias files are looked up in multiple locations: if the pathname is ab-
       solute  or starts with "."  or ".."  it is accessed directly; otherwise
       tilde expansion is done on usernames, then files are  searched  for  in
       the  user's Mail directory as specified in their profile.  If not found
       there, the directory "/etc/nmh" is checked.

       $HOME/.mh_profile   The user's profile.

PROFILE COMPONENTS
       Path:               To determine the user's nmh directory
       Aliasfile:          For a default alias file

SEE ALSO
       [mh-alias(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/mh-alias/5/markdown)

DEFAULTS
       aliasfile           /etc/nmh/MailAliases
       -nolist
       -nouser

CONTEXT
       None

nmh-1.7.1                         2013-12-05                          [ALI(1mh)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ALI/1mh/markdown)