On Thu, Mar 07, 2013 at 05:05:12PM -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > * Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> [03-07-13 10:19]: > > I've been looking into how to improve my mutt addressbook/aliases and > > statred by looking at the "Defining/Using Aliases" section. I'm now > > more confused than I was before! > > > > I can understand the Usage: bit at least but then it goes rapidly > > downhill. > > > > It says:- > > > > Note > > > > If you want to create an alias for more than one address, you must > > separate the addresses with a comma (“,”). > > > > Er, but that disagrees with the Usage: doesn't it? It should (the > > Usage:) say "alias [ -group name ...] key address [, address ...]". > > alias <key-name> <address or previously-defined-alias> \| > ,<address or previously-defined-alias> \| > ,<address or previously-defined-alias> \| > ,<address or previously-defined-alias> \| > ,<address or previously-defined-alias> \| > ... > So the manual *is* wrong in the Usage: bit.
> ** I have never used the "-group" param but do have "group aliases" that > work correctly. > > > Anyway I don't really understand what is meant by "create an alias for > > more than one address" - does it really mean "an alias which will > > allow sending mail to more than one address when the alias is used"? > > alias joe Joe Somebody j...@example.com > alias jim Jim Somebody j...@example.com > alias ron Ron Somebody r...@example.net > > alias family joe jim ron > Yes, and where are the commas it refers to? That was my point. > > > > Then it says:- > > > > To remove an alias or aliases (“*” means all aliases): > > > > followed by an example which seems to be *adding* aliases. > > unalias * > removes all aliases > unalias family * > removes the alias "family > unalias jim > removes the alias "jim" > Yes, OK, I (sort of) know that, but the manual is simply misleading isn't it? -- Chris Green
