man > ali(1)

ALI(1mh)                                                                                    ALI(1mh)

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 com‐
       mas and printed on as few lines as possible.  If the -list switch is specified,  and  an  ad‐
       dress expands to multiple addresses, 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).

FILES
       Alias files are looked up in multiple locations: if the pathname is absolute 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)

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

CONTEXT
       None

nmh-1.8                                      2013-12-05                                     ALI(1mh)