checkalias(1)                       CLIX                       checkalias(1)



  NAME

    checkalias - Checks to see if an Elm alias is defined

  SYNOPSIS

    checkalias alias[,] ...

  DESCRIPTION

    The checkalias command tries to find the specified aliases (used only with
    the Elm mail system) by checking the user's alias file and then the system
    alias file.  If the alias is found, its value is displayed.  Otherwise, an
    error message appears.

  EXAMPLES

    To determine if the alias john exists and how it is defined, enter the
    following at the command prompt:

    checkalias john

    If the alias is in the user alias file or the system file, a message
    showing the full expansion of the alias is displayed.  For example, if the
    alias for john is found, a message similar to the following is displayed:

    Expands to: john@abc.letters.com (John Smith)


  FILES

    $HOME/.elm/aliases.text     Individual user's alias file.

    /usr/lib/elm/aliases.text   The system alias file.

  NOTES

    The command is a shell script which contains the following line:

    elm -c $*


  CAUTIONS

    Note that the precedence of aliases is the user file and then the system
    file.  Users can replace a system alias by redefining a system alias in
    their user file.

  DIAGNOSTICS

    If the specified alias does not exist, an error message similar to the



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    following is displayed.  (In this example, john is the alias.)

    $ checkalias john
    There is no alias for john.


  EXIT VALUES

    The command exits with a value of 0 if successful.  If unsuccessful,
    checkalias exits with a value of 1.

  RELATED INFORMATION

    Commands: newalias(1), elm(1)

    ``The Elm Alias System User's Guide'' in The Elm User's and Reference
    Guides





































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