checkalias

     NAME
          checkalias - check to see if an alias is defined.

     SYNOPSIS
          checkalias alias, alias, ...

     DESCRIPTION
          Checkalias checks the user file first, and then the system
          alias file to try to find the specified alias or aliases.
          If found, the value of the alias is printed out, otherwise
          an error is generated.

          Note: this is in fact a one-line shell script;

               elm -c $*

     AUTHOR
          Elm Development Group

     SEE ALSO
          elm(1L), elmalias(1L), newalias(1L), mail(1), mailx(1)

     BUGS
          Note that the precedence of aliases is user file then system
          file.  This means that a user can 'overload' an alias by
          having one defined in the system file also defined in
          theirs.  This shouldn't turn out to be a problem, but is
          something for the system administrator to keep in mind when
          creating the system alias file.

     BUG REPORTS TO
          Syd Weinstein  elm@DSI.COM    (dsinc!elm)

     COPYRIGHTS
          Copyright 1988-1992 by The USENET Community Trust
          Derived from Elm 2.0,  Copyright 1986, 1987 by Dave Taylor