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elmalias(1) elmalias(1)
-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.
%a The alias name.
%c The comment field.
%l The lastname field.
%n The fullname value.
%t The alias type: person, group
,orunknown.
%v The address-list field.
-n Change the display to address-list followed by fullname, if any, in parentheses.
-r Report an error if a name in alias-name-list does not correspond to an alias in the
database. Display a message for each unknown name and exit with a nonzero
status.
-s Use the system alias database only, unless
-u is also specified.
-u Use the user alias database only, unless
-s is also specified.
-v Use a verbose output format. Change the display to alias name, followed by
address-list , followed by fullname , if any, in parentheses.
-V Use a very verbose, multiline output format with the following titles, corresponding
to the format codes of the -f option. If a field is empty, the title is omitted.
Alias:
Address:
Type:
Name:
Last Name:
Comment:
EXIT STATUS
elmalias sets the following exit status values:
0 Normal completion.
<>0 An error occurred. You may have specified:
• An invalid option.
• The
-e option without an alias-name-list.
• The
-f option without a format.
• The -r option with an unknown alias name in alias-name-list.
EXAMPLES
Consider a user database that contains the following entries:
# sample alias file
mom = My Mommy, Work: x2468 = [e-mail]
dad,father,pop = Father; Dear, Work: x1357 = host!otherhost!dad
parents = The Folks = mom dad parent@host
siblings = The Kids = brother1
brother2
sister
brother1 = Son; First = [e-mail]
Since brother2 and sister do not refer to alias entries, they are typed as unknown.
elmalias with no options or operands produces the following output.
[e-mail]
host!otherhost!dad
host!otherhost!dad
host!otherhost!dad
mom,dad,parent@host
brother1,brother2,sister
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