4 .TH ALI %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
6 ali \- list mail aliases
13 .RB [ \-list " | " \-nolist ]
14 .RB [ \-normalize " | " \-nonormalize ]
15 .RB [ \-user " | " \-nouser ]
22 searches the named mail alias files for each of the given
24 It creates a list of addresses for those
26 and writes that list on standard output. If no arguments are given,
28 outputs all alias entries.
29 This can be used to check the format of the alias file for validity.
31 By default, when an alias expands to multiple addresses, the addresses
32 are separated by commas and printed on as few lines as possible. If the
34 switch is specified, and an address expands to multiple
35 addresses, each address will appear on a separate line.
41 to perform its processing in
42 an inverted fashion: instead of listing the addresses that each given
45 will list the aliases that expand to each
51 try to track down the official hostname of the address.
56 is given, then the default alias files, as specified by the profile entry
59 If any alias files are given by
62 switches, these will be read instead of the default alias files.
63 Either the default alias files are read or the ones given at the
64 command line, never both.
68 is processed as described in
73 .ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
74 ^$HOME/.mmh/profile~^The user profile
75 ^/etc/passwd~^List of users
76 ^/etc/group~^List of groups
78 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
82 .ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName 'u
83 ^Path:~^To determine the user's mail storage
84 ^Aliasfile:~^For default alias files
101 is not entirely accurate, as it
102 does not replace local nicknames for hosts with their official site names.