ALI(1) [mh.6] (MH.6.8) ALI(1)
NAME
ali - list mail aliases
SYNOPSIS
ali [-alias aliasfile] [-list] [-nolist] [-normalize]
[-nonormalize] [-user] [-nouser] aliases ... [-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 the
`-list' option is specified, each address appears on a
separate line; otherwise, the addresses are separated by
commas and printed on as few lines as possible.
The `-user' option 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 MH directory
Aliasfile: For a default alias file
SEE ALSO
mh-alias(5)
DEFAULTS
`-alias /usr/local/lib/mh/MailAliases'
`-nolist'
`-nonormalize'
`-nouser'
CONTEXT
None
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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