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NAME
     checkalias - check to see if an alias is defined.

SYNOPSIS
     checkalias alias, alias, ...

DESCRIPTION
     Checkalias checks the user file first, and then  the  system
     alias  file  to  try to find the specified alias or aliases.
     If found, the value of the alias is printed  out,  otherwise
     an  error  is  generated.   Note: this is in fact a one-line
     shell script;

          elm -c $*

AUTHOR
     Dave Taylor, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories

SEE ALSO
     newalias(1L), elm(1L), mail(1), mailx(1)

BUGS
     Note that the precedence of aliases is user file then system
     file.   This  means  that  a user can 'overload' an alias by
     having one defined  in  the  system  file  also  defined  in
     theirs.   This  shouldn't  turn  out to be a problem, but is
     something for the system administrator to keep in mind  when
     creating the system alias file.

BUG REPORTS TO
     Syd Weinstein  elm@dsinc.UUCP (dsinc!elm)

COPYRIGHTS
     c Copyright 1986, 1987 by Dave Taylor
     c Copyright 1988, 1989 by The USENET Community Trust




















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