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.Dd $Mdocdate: December 22 2015 $
.Dt NEWALIASES 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm newaliases
.Nd rebuild the database for the mail aliases file
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm newaliases
.Op Fl f Ar file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
rebuilds the random access database for the mail aliases file,
the location of which is defined in
.Xr smtpd.conf 5 ,
and which by default is
.Pa /etc/aliases .
If using database (db) files
this utility must be run every time the
.Xr aliases 5
file is changed.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl f Ar file
Use
.Ar file
as the configuration file,
instead of the default
.Pa /etc/smtpd.conf .
.El
.Pp
Note: this utility is provided for sendmail compatibility.
The preferred way of rebuilding the database is with
.Xr makemap 8 :
.Bd -literal -offset indent
# makemap -t aliases /etc/aliases
.Ed
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "/etc/aliasesXXX" -compact
.It Pa /etc/aliases
List of local user mail aliases.
.It Pa /etc/virtual
List of virtual host aliases.
.El
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std newaliases
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr smtpd.conf 5 ,
.Xr makemap 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
command first appeared in
.Ox 4.6
as a replacement for the equivalent command shipped with sendmail.