.TH ISOALIASES 5 "11 Jun 1988"
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.SH NAME
.B isoaliases
\- ISODE aliases database
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fIisoaliases\fR
file contains information regarding local aliases for either
user-friendly names or distinguished names for use with the OSI Directory.
.PP
Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or tab characters.
However, double\-quotes may be used to prevent separation between arguments.
The character `#' at the beginning of a line indicates a comment line.
.PP
The first item is the alias, a simple string.
The second item is the value.
.SH "USER-SPECIFIC ALIASES"
By default
a user-specific aliases database is consulted before the system\-wide
aliases file.
The user-specific file is called \fB\&.isode_aliases\fR in the user's
home directory.
.SH FILES
.nf
.ta \w'$HOME/.isode_aliases  'u
\*(EDisoaliases	ISODE aliases database
$HOME/.isode_aliases	user-specific aliases database
.re
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
dsabuild(8c),
.br
\fIThe ISO Development Environment: User's Manual, Volume 1:
Application Services\fR, \*(lqThe ISODE Aliases Database\*(rq.
.SH AUTHOR
Marshall T. Rose