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-.TH ALIASES 5 ""
-.UC 4
-.SH NAME
-aliases \- aliases file for sendmail
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B /etc/aliases
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-This file describes user id aliases used by
-.I /usr/sbin/sendmail.
-It is formatted as a series of lines of the form
-.in +0.5i
+.\"     @(#)aliases.5  6.5 (Berkeley) 5/10/91
+.\"
+.Dd May 10, 1991
+.Dt ALIASES 5
+.Os BSD 4
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm aliases
+.Nd aliases file for sendmail
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm aliases
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+This file describes user
+.Tn ID
+aliases used by
+.Pa /usr/sbin/sendmail .
+The file resides in
+.Pa /etc
+and
+is formatted as a series of lines of the form
+.Bd -filled -offset indent

 name: name_1, name2, name_3, . . .
 name: name_1, name2, name_3, . . .

-.in
+.Ed
+.Pp

 The
 The

-.I name
+.Em name

 is the name to alias, and the
 is the name to alias, and the

-.I name_n
+.Em name_n

 are the aliases for that name.
 Lines beginning with white space are continuation lines.
 are the aliases for that name.
 Lines beginning with white space are continuation lines.

-Lines beginning with `\|#\|' are comments.
-.PP
+Lines beginning with
+.Ql #
+are comments.
+.Pp

 Aliasing occurs only on local names.
 Loops can not occur, since no message will be sent to any person more than once.
 Aliasing occurs only on local names.
 Loops can not occur, since no message will be sent to any person more than once.

-.LP
+.Pp

 After aliasing has been done, local and valid recipients who have a
 After aliasing has been done, local and valid recipients who have a

-``.forward'' file in their home directory have messages forwarded to the
+.Dq Pa .forward
+file in their home directory have messages forwarded to the

 list of users defined in that file.
 list of users defined in that file.

-.PP
+.Pp

 This is only the raw data file; the actual aliasing information is
 placed into a binary format in the files
 This is only the raw data file; the actual aliasing information is
 placed into a binary format in the files

-.I /etc/aliases.dir
+.Pa /etc/aliases.dir

 and
 and

-.I /etc/aliases.pag
+.Pa /etc/aliases.pag

 using the program
 using the program

-.IR newaliases (1).
+.Xr newaliases 1 .

 A
 A

-.I newaliases
+.Xr newaliases

 command should be executed each time the aliases file is changed for the
 change to take effect.
 command should be executed each time the aliases file is changed for the
 change to take effect.

-.SH "SEE  ALSO"
-newaliases(1), dbm(3X), sendmail(8)
-.br
-SENDMAIL Installation and Operation Guide.
-.br
-SENDMAIL An Internetwork Mail Router.
-.SH BUGS
+.Sh SEE  ALSO
+.Xr newaliases 1 ,
+.Xr dbm 3 ,
+.Xr sendmail 8
+.Rs
+.%T "SENDMAIL Installation and Operation Guide"
+.Re
+.Rs
+.%T "SENDMAIL An Internetwork Mail Router"
+.Re
+.Sh BUGS

 Because of restrictions in
 Because of restrictions in

-.IR dbm (3X)
+.Xr dbm 3

 a single alias cannot contain more than about 1000 bytes of information.
 You can get longer aliases by ``chaining''; that is, make the last name in
 the alias be a dummy name which is a continuation alias.
 a single alias cannot contain more than about 1000 bytes of information.
 You can get longer aliases by ``chaining''; that is, make the last name in
 the alias be a dummy name which is a continuation alias.

+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+file format appeared in
+.Bx 4.0 .