z/OS V1R9.0 UNIX System Services Command ... - Christian Grothoff

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mailx
displays all messages from alice plus all messages from lewis.
The arguments allowed at the end of a command-mode subcommand depend on
the subcommand itself. If a subcommand allows a filename as an argument, you
can use the usual filename generation characters in the filename (see sh).
Filenames, where expected, are subjected to the following transformation, in
sequence:
v If the filename begins with an unquoted plus sign, and the folder variable is
defined, the plus sign will be replaced by the value of the folder variable followed
by a slash. If the folder variable is unset or set to null, the filename will be
unchanged.
v Shell word expansions will be applied to the filename. If more than one
pathname results from this expansion and the command is expecting one file, the
multiple pathnames will be combined into one argument.
The following list shows the subcommands recognized in command mode. In every
subcommand name, some characters are enclosed in square brackets. These
characters are optional. For example, the p[rint] command may be given as p, pr,
pri, prin or print.
a[lias] [alias [name ...]]
Sets up an address alias. If you enter a subcommand to send mail to the
given alias, the messages are sent to the given list of names. For example,
you might enter the subcommand:
alias joe JSMITH
From this point onward, you can address messages to joe and they are
sent to jsmith. You may also set up an alias for several people, as in:
alias choir SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS
After you have done this, you can send messages to choir and they are
sent to the names that follow choir in the command.
Alias substitution only takes place when alias is used as the whole mail
address. Alias substitution doesn’t take place when replying to a message
that has an alias match in the addresses.
If you use only one argument, alias lists the value of that alias. For
example, alias joe would display jsmith. Entering the alias subcommand
without any arguments displays a list of the currently defined aliases.
Note: Aliases entered interactively remain in effect only until the end of the
current interactive session. To make an alias permanent, include the
alias subcommand in your startup file (see “Startup Files” on page
384). See also group.
alt[ernates] name
Lists a set of alternate names for your own login name. This is useful for
people who login under several different names. When you reply to a
message, mailx usually sends your reply to the author of the message and
all the recipients as well; however, it does not send the message to any of
your alternate login names. You don’t have to worry about sending mail to
yourself.
376 z/OS V1R9.0 UNIX System Services Command Reference
Specifying alternates without names displays your list of currently defined
alternate names.