.TH ali 1mh.SH Nameali \- list mail aliases.SH Syntax.B ali [.B \-alias.I aliasfile] [.B \-help] [.B \-[no]list] [.B \-[no]normalize] [.B \-user .I useraddr] [.B \-nouser] [.I "aliases ..."] .\".\".\".\".SH Description.NXR "ali command".NXR "mail aliases" "listing"The.PN alicommand searches the specified mail alias files for each of the given aliases.It creates a list of addresses for those aliases,and displays that list on the screen.  .\".\".\".\".SH Options.IP "\-alias \fIaliasfile\fB" 10Specifies the alias file to be consulted by .PN ali .You can specify more than one alias file, but each .I aliasfilemust be preceded by.BR \-alias .In addition to any alias files that you specify,.PN aliconsults the system alias file.PN /usr/lib/mh/MailAliases ..IPYou can set up an entry in your.PN \&.mh_profileso that.PN aliautomatically consults an alias file.To do this, add the \f(CWAliasfile\fRentry to your profile.See.MS mh_profile 5mh for more information..\".IP "\-help" 10Prints a list of the valid options to this command..\".IP "\-list" 10.PD 0.IP "\-nolist" 10.PDPrints the addresses on separate lines.If you do not specify the.B \-list option, the addresses are separated by commas and printed onas few lines as possible..\".IP "\-normalize" 10.PD 0.IP "\-nonormalize" 10.PDInstructs.PN alito try to track down the official hostname of the address.This can be suppressed by using.BR \-nonormalize .The default is.BR \-nonormalize ..\".IP "\-user \fIuseraddr\fB" 10.PD 0.IP "\-nouser" 10.PDDisplays all the aliases that contain a specific name.Instead of listing the addresses that each given alias expands to,.PN alilists the aliases that expand to include each given address.  You must specify thecomplete user name that you have used in your alias file..PPThe defaults for this command are:.IP.B "\-alias /usr/lib/mh/MailAliases".br.B \-nolist.br.B \-nonormalize.br.B \-nouser.\".\".\".\".SH ExamplesThe following example shows how the .B \-useroption can be used to list all the aliases containing the address\f(CWParker@Venus\fR:.EX% \f(CBali \-user Parker@Venus\f(CWParker@Venus: Group, Reviewers, Badminton.EE.\".\".\".\" .SH Profile Components.TStab(+);l l.Path:+Location of your Mail directory.Aliasfile:+Location of your personal alias file..TE.\".\".\".\".SH Files.TP 10.PN $HOME/.mh_profileThe user profile..TP 10.PN /usr/lib/mh/MailAliasesThe system alias file..TP 10.PN /etc/passwdThe system password file..TP 10.PN /etc/groupThe system group file..\".\".\".\".SH See Alsomh-alias(5mh)