# man > ali(1)

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

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

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

## CONTEXT
       None

nmh-1.8                                      2013-12-05                                     [_ALI_(1mh)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ALI/1mh/markdown)