nptx(8)              INTERACTIVE UNIX System              nptx(8)



          NAME
               nptx - full name permutations

          SYNOPSIS
               nptx

          DESCRIPTION
               The nptx program reads a list of address name pairs on the
               standard input and prints name permutations and the address
               pairs on the standard output.  The nptx program is generally
               used to generate a full name database for smail(8).  The
               format of an input line is:

                    address   name

               The address field can contain any address.  It is terminated
               by a TAB char (ascii 0x9).  No translation is done on the
               field.  The name field consists of white space-separated
               names or initials with an optional nickname given in
               parentheses.  It is terminated by either a new-line ascii
               (0xA) or a comma (,) (ascii 0x).  All permutations of the
               names and initials are printed.  The only restriction is
               that the last name will appear in each permutation.  The
               permutations are not necessarily unique.

             Examples
               $ echo "gpb@ECH.gatech.edu<tab>Wrecker Burdell(George P.)"|nptx
               Burdell   gpb@ECH.gatech.edu
               W.Burdell gpb@ECH.gatech.edu
               Wrecker.Burdell     gpb@ECH.gatech.edu
               Burdell   gpb@ECH.gatech.edu
               G.Burdell gpb@ECH.gatech.edu
               George.Burdell gpb@ECH.gatech.edu
               P.Burdell gpb@ECH.gatech.edu
               P.Burdell gpb@ECH.gatech.edu
               G.P.Burdell    gpb@ECH.gatech.edu
               George.P.Burdell    gpb@ECH.gatech.edu
               G.P.Burdell    gpb@ECH.gatech.edu
               George.P.Burdell    gpb@ECH.gatech.edu
               $

          SEE ALSO
               mkfnames(8), smail(8).
               paths(5) in the INTERACTIVE SDS Guide and Programmer's
               Reference Manual.

          ADDED VALUE
               This entry, supplied by INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation, is
               an extension of UNIX System V.






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