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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
commas and printed on as few lines as possible. If the -list switch is specified, and an
address 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 ex-
pand 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 user-
names, then files are searched for in the user's Mail directory as specified in their pro-
file. 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