ALI(1) [nmh-1.0.4] (MH.6.8) ALI(1)
NAME
ali - list mail aliases
SYNOPSIS
ali [-alias aliasfile] [-list] [-nolist] [-normalize]
[-nonormalize] [-user] [-nouser] [aliases ...]
[-version] [-help]
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 aliases expands to multiple addresses,
the addresses are separated by commas and printed on as few
lines as possible. If the `-list' option is specified, then
when an address expands to multiple addresses, each address
will appear on a separate line.
The switch `-user' 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. If the `-normalize' switch is
given, ali will try to track down the official hostname of
the 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
$HOME/.mh_profile The user profile
/etc/passwd List of users
/etc/group List of groups
PROFILE COMPONENTS
Path: To determine the user's nmh directory
Aliasfile: For a default alias file
SEE ALSO
mh-alias(5)
DEFAULTS
`-alias /usr/freeware/lib/nmh/etc/MailAliases'
`-nolist'
`-nonormalize'
`-nouser'
CONTEXT
None
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BUGS
The `-user' option with `-nonormalize' is not entirely
accurate, as it does not replace local nicknames for hosts
with their official site names.
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