Customise Alias Display

Prerequisites

1. One or more aliases defined and loaded (see Using the Address Book).

Change the Alias Menu Layout

1. Set $alias_format in your neomuttrc:

set alias_format = "%3i %f%t %-15a %-56A | %C%> %Y"

2. Open the alias menu to see the effect.

Expected result: aliases are displayed with the number, flags, alias name, full address, comment, and tags.

Available Format Sequences

Sequence	Description
%i	Index number
%a	Alias short name
%A	Full address (name and email)
%E	Email address only
%N	Real name only
%C	Comment text
%Y	User-defined tags
%f	Flags (d if marked for deletion)
%t	Tagged indicator

See Alias Options for the complete list and long-name alternatives.

Show Only Name and Email

set alias_format = "%3i %-20N %E"

Expected result: a compact view with just the real name and email address.

Change the Sort Order

1. Set $alias_sort:

set alias_sort = "name"

Value	Sorts by
alias	Alias short name
email	Email address
name	Real name
unsorted	Order in config file

Prefix with reverse- to invert the order.

Expected result: the alias menu is sorted by real name.

See Alias Options for full reference and Format Strings for general formatting guidance.