L.ALIASES(5) 1986 L.ALIASES(5) NNAAMMEE L.aliases - UUCP hostname alias file DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN The _L._a_l_i_a_s_e_s file defines mapping (aliasing) of system names for uucp. This is intended for compensating for sys- tems that have changed names, or do not provide their entire machine name (like most USG systems). It is also useful when a machine's name is not obvious or commonly misspelled. Each line in _L._a_l_i_a_s_e_s is of the form: real_name alias_name Any amount of whitespace may separate the two items. Lines beginning with a `#' character are comments. All occurrences of _a_l_i_a_s__n_a_m_e are mapped to _r_e_a_l__n_a_m_e by _u_u_c_i_c_o(8C), _u_u_c_p(1), and _u_u_x(1). The mapping occurs regard- less of whether the name was typed in by a user or provided by a remote site. An exception is the --ss option of _u_u_c_i_c_o; only the site's real hostname (the name in _L._s_y_s(5)) will be accepted there. Aliased system names should not be placed in _L._s_y_s; they will not be used. FFIILLEESS /usr/lib/uucp/L.aliases /usr/lib/uucp/UUAIDS/L.aliases L.aliases example SSEEEE AALLSSOO uucp(1C), uux(1C), L.sys(5), uucico(8C) Printed 7/4/90 May 1