Re: mutt trouble

[sandip <sandip@escortsmumbai.com>]

On Sat, Nov 02, 2002 at 01:26:51PM +0100, Oliver Fuchs wrote:
> On Sat, 02 Nov 2002, sandip wrote:
> 
> > mutt does not recognize my alias file!
> > 
> > here are relevant sections from .muttrc file:
> > 
> > # Alias ###################################################################
> > set sort_alias = alias
> > set reverse_alias = yes
> > set alias_file = "~/.alias"

> set alias_file=~/Mail/aliases
> # Type: path. Default: "~/.muttrc". The default file in which to save aliases created
> # by the `` create-alias'' function.
> # Note: Mutt will not automatically source this file;
> # you must explicitly use the `` source'' command for it to be executed.
> 
> source ~/Mail/aliases
> # Usage: source filename. This command allows the inclusion of initialization commands
> # from other files. For example, I place all of my aliases in ~/.mail_aliases so that
> # I can make my ~/.muttrc readable and keep my aliases private.
> # If the filename begins with a tilde (``~''), it will be expanded to the path of your home directory.
> # If the filename ends with a vertical bar (|), then filename is considered to be an
> # executable program from which to read input (eg. source ~bin/myscript|/).

thanx. it worked perfectly. sorry - i didnt notice it earlier

thanx again

- sandip