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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-1.7.1                                    2013-12-05                                     ALI(1mh)