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.
SEE ALSO
af(1), afack(1), ‘‘The Af Reference Manual’’.
AFALIAS(5)