elm.1 (2010 09)

e
elm(1) elm(1)
group Restrict to group aliases (can include system and user
aliases).
person Restrict to person aliases (can include system and user
aliases).
system Restrict to system aliases (can include group and person
aliases).
user Restrict to system aliases (can include group and person
aliases).
You can add limiting criteria by repeating the
l command.
Ctrl-L Redraw the screen.
m Mail to the current alias or to the set of tagged aliases. The corresponding
expanded addresses are placed in the To: header entry, and processing continues
as for the Message Menu m (mail) command. The tags are cleared.
n Make a user alias. elm prompts for a unique alias name, then for an address. The
information provided is added to your individual alias_text file
($HOME/.elm/aliases.text
), then added to the database.
q Exit. Return to the Message Menu. If aliases are marked for deletion, you are
asked if you want to delete them. The alias index pointer is retained. If the alias
text file was changed, the database is resynchronized.
Q Exit. Return to the Message Menu. If aliases are marked for deletion, the mark is
retained and the alias is not deleted. The alias index pointer is retained. If the
alias text file was changed, the database is resynchronized.
r,R See the Alias Menu q and Q commands.
t Tag the current alias for a later operation and move the current alias pointer to the
next undeleted alias. The operation can be one of c, m,orn.
Or, remove the tag from a tagged alias. See also the Ctrl-T command.
T Tag. Tag the current alias for a later operation and remain at the current alias.
The operation can be one of c, m,orn.
Or, remove the tag from a tagged alias. See also the Ctrl-T command.
Ctrl-T Tag all aliases containing a specified pattern for a later operation. The operation
can be one of
c, m,orn. Or remove the tags from all tagged aliases.
If any aliases are currently tagged, you are asked if the tags should be removed.
Answer
y to remove the old tags; answer n to keep them. In either case, you are
prompted for a string to match in either the alias name or user name fields of each
alias. All aliases that match the criterion are tagged. If you enter a null string
(carriage-return alone) no more aliases are tagged.
u Undelete. Remove the deletion mark from the current alias. See also d, Ctrl-D,
and Ctrl-U.
Ctrl-U Undelete. Remove any deletion mark from all messages that contain a specified
pattern in the
From: and Subject: header entries. See also d, Ctrl-D, and u.
v View. Display the address-list for the current alias.
x Exit from the alias menu without processing any deletions. Aliases marked for
deletion are unmarked and newalias is not run, even if alias additions have been
made.
Alias Index
The aliases in the current database are indexed on the Alias Menu, one per line. The database values are
defined in newalias (1).
ssnum fullname[, comment] type [(S)] alias
defined as:
12 Hewlett-Packard Company − 12 − HP-UX 11i Version 3: September 2010