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Provided by: af_2.4.3-3_i386
NAME
Afalias - alias files for af.
DESCRIPTION
Af alias files contain alias lines and optional blank lines and comment lines. Comment lines begin with a semicolon (;). Alias lines look like: alias:real name:address list Aliases are case-insensitive non-NULL ASCII character strings, with any embedded colons preceded by a backslash. Real names are: double-quoted strings of non-NULL ASCII characters, with any embedded double-quotes preceded by a backslash; or, strings of non-NULL ASCII characters, with characters in the set ( ) < > [ ] @ , . ; : " % preceded by a backslash; or any combination of the two. In general, the obvious works: consult the Af Reference Manual for the fine detail in doubtful cases. Address lists are lists of comma-or-space-separated electronic mail addresses. For fine detail, consult the Af Reference Manual, and, if really desperate, RFC 822. Alias lines may be folded, with a newline followed by a space or TAB being equivalent to a single space. Folding may only occur after the alias and its following colon.
EXAMPLE
; An alias specifying a few users users:First af users:malc@thing kay@thing vato@thing vicar@thing ; Another alias specifying just one user malc:Mr Author himself:malc ; A mailing list folded over several lines testers:Af testing team:Malc Arnold <malc@thing>, Kay Dekker <kay@thing>, Ian Dickinson <vato@thing>, Emma Kemm <emma@thing>, Andrew Fry <vicar@thing>
FILES
$HOME/.afalias user’s af aliases. /etc/af/afalias global af aliases.
AUTHOR
Malc Arnold. afack(1), ‘‘The Af Reference Manual’’. AFALIAS(5)