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AIX Version 4.3 Commands Reference, Volume 1
ali Command
Purpose
Lists mail aliases and their addresses.
ali [ -alias File ] [ -list | -nolist ] [ -normalize | -nonormalize ] [ -user User | -nouser ] [ Alias ... ]
Description
The ali command lists mail aliases and their addresses. By default, this command searches the /etc/mh/MailAliases file and writes to standard output each alias and its address defined in the file. To specify an alternate mail aliases file, use the -alias File flag.
If you specify the -user flag, the ali command searches the alias files for the user name and writes to standard output the aliases that contain this user name.
Flags
-alias File |
Specifies the mail alias file to be searched. The default is the /etc/mh/MailAliases file. |
-help |
Lists the command syntax, available switches (toggles), and version information.
Note: For MH, the name of this flag must be fully spelled out.
|
-list |
Displays each address on a separate line. |
-nolist |
Displays addresses on as few lines as possible. This flag is the default. |
-nonormalize |
Prevents conversion of local host nicknames to official host names. This is the default. |
-normalize |
Converts local host nicknames to their official host names. |
-nouser |
Lists the address for an alias. This flag is the default. |
-user User |
Lists the aliases that contain the specified user. When the -user and -nonormalize flags are used together, the result may be a partial list of aliases that contain the specified user. |
Examples
- To display a list of all aliases and their addresses in the /etc/mh/MailAliases file, enter:
ali
- To list the names and addresses of the mygroup
alias, enter:
ali mygroup
A list similar to the following is displayed on your local system:
mike@mercury george@helium vicky@venus
Files
$HOME/.mh_profile |
Contains the MH user profile. |
/etc/group |
Contains a list of groups. |
/etc/passwd |
Contains a list of users. |
/etc/mh/MailAliases |
Contains the default mail alias file. |
/usr/bin/ali |
Contains the ali command. |
Related Information
The comp command, dist command, forw command, repl command, send command, whom command.
The mh_alias file format, mh_profile file format.
Mail Overview in AIX Version 4.3 System User's Guide: Communications and Networks.
Peek, Jerry. MH and xmh: E-mail for Users and Programmers. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1992.
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