Factor trim format function out

[mmh] / man / ali.man1

diff --git a/man/ali.man1 b/man/ali.man1
index 55ec128..b45fb92 100644 (file)
--- a/man/ali.man1
+++ b/man/ali.man1
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ ali \- list mail aliases
 .HP 5
 .na
 .B ali
-.RB [ \-alias
-.IR aliasfile ]
+.RB [ \-file
+.IR aliasfile ]...
 .RB [ \-list " | " \-nolist ]
 .RB [ \-normalize " | " \-nonormalize ]
 .RB [ \-user " | " \-nouser ]
@@ -50,12 +50,20 @@ switch is given,
 will
 try to track down the official hostname of the address.
 .PP
-The files specified by the profile entry
-.RI \*(lq Aliasfile \*(rq
-and any additional alias files given by the
-.B \-alias
+If no
+.B \-file
 .I aliasfile
-switch will be read.  Each
+is given, then the default alias files, as specified by the profile entry
+.RI ` Aliasfile ',
+will be read.
+If any alias files are given by
+.B \-file
+.I aliasfile
+switches, these will be read instead of the default alias files.
+Either the default alias files are read or the ones given at the
+command line, never both.
+.PP
+Each
 .I alias
 is processed as described in
 .BR mh\-alias (5).
@@ -75,7 +83,7 @@ is processed as described in
 .ta 2.4i
 .ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName  'u
 ^Path:~^To determine the user's mail storage
-^Aliasfile:~^For a default alias file
+^Aliasfile:~^For default alias files
 .fi
 
 .SH "SEE ALSO"