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elmalias(1) elmalias(1)
NAME
elmalias - display and verify elm user and system aliases
SYNOPSIS
elmalias [-dersu][-a-f format-n-v-V][alias-name-list]
Remarks
The former functionality of the elmalias command has been taken over by the newalias command
(see newalias(1)).
DESCRIPTION
The elmalias command displays and verifies user and system elm aliases.
The system database must have been created by the newalias command (see newalias(1)). The user
database must have been created by either the newalias command or the elm mail system (see elm(1)).
If the same alias is in both databases, the user version is used. Missing database files are silently ignored.
Each database entry can have the following fields, which are described in detail in newalias(1):
alias-list A list of one or more aliases for the entry.
address-list A list of one or more addresses for the entry. An address can be an alias from another
entry’s alias-list.
comment An optional field containing information about the entry. This field is not included in
outbound mail.
firstname An optional field interpreted as the first name of the person or group. It is used in
fullname.
lastname An optional field interpreted as the last name of the person or group. It is used in
fullname.
fullname A combination value made up from the firstname and lastname fields, in the form:
firstname lastname.
elmalias recognizes three types of alias names:
person A database entry that has one address in address-list. elmalias assumes this
address is a valid mailing address.
group A database entry that has two or more addresses in address-list. elmalias
assumes initiallythat these addresses are aliases to person or group entries.
unknown An address in a group entry or an alias in alias-name-list that is not an alias in the
database. In both cases, the item is reported as both the alias name and its address.
With no options or operands,
elmalias displays the address-list field for each alias in the two databases.
If an entry has more than one alias, the address-list field is displayed multiple times.
With an alias-name-list and no options, elmalias displays the address-list field of each alias name in the
list. If an alias name is not found in the databases, it is treated as unknown, without comment.
Options
elmalias recognizes the following options:
-a Change the display to alias name followed by address-list field.
-d Turn debugging on.
-e Fully expand group aliases. This option can be used only when an alias-name-list is
given.
If an address in a
group address list is an alias name, it is replaced by that alias
entry. The process is recursive until the results are either person or unknown
types. If a group address is not an alias name, it is reported as both the alias name
and the address, with type unknown. Duplicate alias names are reported only once.
person entries are not expanded, even if their addresses are actually aliases.
-f format Display the format string for each alias name in the file or in the alias-name-list. The
following character pairs are replaced in the format by the corresponding value for
each alias.
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